8^th Grade English Students Planning for Writing Narrative  

A personal narrative is a narrative relating a personal experience, usually told in first person. The author’s job is to convey a message or lesson that they learned from that experience.  

• Our 8^th grade English students recently participated in prewriting activities as they prepared to write personal narratives. They generated ideas using a chart and narrowed their focus to 3 ideas and brainstormed further.
• Once they identified 3 ideas, they participated in a Speed Dating simulation where they shared their potential topics with partners. Partners asked each other questions to fill in the gaps and they shared their favorites.
• After the simulation, students developed the central idea for their personal narrative.

Our 8^th grade English teachers are looking forward to learning more about their students as they guide them through this important writing process.