Writer's Workshop, Gr. 4 Personal Narratives

Question 1

Good personal narrative writing...

Accepted Answer

begins with a strong lead

Question 2

When I'm finished with an entry in my notebook, I can...

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Zoom in on my finished one some more, Start another one, Add more ideas to my lists, A writer is never finished

Question 3

Monitoring your own writing means you...

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are independently working on your writing process

Question 4

Some ideas for generating personal narratives are...

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sketch important places, list people who matter to you, notice an object and let it spark a memory

Question 5

Good personal narrative writers...

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Include true, exact details, zoom in to tell the most important part

Question 6

I should be in the exact same place of the writing process as my classmates.

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false

Question 7

Writers improve their writing skills by...

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noticing what the authors they love do in their writing

Question 8

Tools that can help writer's put their stories in chronological order are...

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story boards, timelines

Question 9

Writing should be organized into paragraphs because

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it makes it easier for the reader to read

Question 10

Good personal narratives have...

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action, dialogue and reaction, strong endings that make a lasting impression

Question 11

A personal narrative is...

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a small moment story from a person's actual life

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