Crafting a Compelling Personal Narrative - Wednesday, February 26, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. EST
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. EST
Instructors: Alison Leveque, PhD and Alicia Kempin, MS
Audience: Grades 2-8, Administrators, Educators
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. EST
Instructors: Alison Leveque, PhD and Alicia Kempin, MS
Audience: Grades 2-8, Administrators, Educators
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. EST
Instructors: Alison Leveque, PhD and Alicia Kempin, MS
Audience: Grades 2-8, Administrators, Educators
Why This Workshop
How can teachers help students turn their experiences into powerful personal narratives? Writing narratives involves developing topics and experiences into single and multiple-paragraph compositions with strong descriptions, clear event sequences, and well-developed narrative arcs. Participants will gain personal narrative writing activities that can be implemented immediately to leverage students’ life experiences and strengthen writing skills.
Key Learning Objectives
Examine the essential elements of personal narratives.
Develop methods for organizing information using templates, graphic organizers, and outlines.
Learn strategies for writing engaging introductions and conclusions.
Create exciting, descriptive content.
Identify strategies for using vocabulary, sentence starters, and transition words to enhance writing.
Gain prompts to utilize in the classroom immediately.
