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Lesson Plan

Narrative Writing: Seed Ideas

Give your students a chance to share some interesting anecdotes with this simple lesson. By brainstorming ideas about past experiences, young writers will learn to develop their own personal narratives.
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Learning Objectives

Students will be able to think of small ideas to use for writing personal narratives.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Ask the class, "Don’t you love listening to a good story? Have you ever listened to your friend or family member tell a good story and were so amazed by the story that you didn’t want it to ever end?"
  • Tell the students to put their thumbs up if they have ever experienced that before.
  • Tell your students, "I love listening to good stories! All good stories have key ingredients that make you want to listen to them."