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Small Moment Writing in Personal Narrative

Writers make a time line to

help write their stories.

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Born 18 months 3 years 4 years Kindergarten Vacation 1 st Grade

Writers write about a small moment

across several pages:

A page for beginning,

middle, and ending

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Writers zoom in on a

small moment.

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Cruise – too bigSmall moment: I saw a real lobster.

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Writers choose an idea by using an

idea bag or an idea list.

Writers revise using small actions to stretch out the heart of a small moment

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Writers revise using

internal thinking to stretch out a small moment

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Writers use dialogue to

stretch out a small moment

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Writers revise by writing story-like

setting beginnings

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A Story-Like Setting Beginning might Include:

• When the story takes place. - The time of day:

On a summer evening.

- The month: Early September - The time of year: Late last

winter.

• Where the story takes place. - In my backyard - At the beach

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Writers revise by writing a close-in-the

moment ending.

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Writers pick a piece of writing

to publish.

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Writers identify and then

edit run on and rambling sentences.

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Writers edit to be sure the

first word in a sentence is

always capitalized.

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Writers edit by checking their

dialogue punctuation.

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“This is a miracle,” I mumbled as I peeled away each delicate petal of the daisy.

Writers edit by studying words to spell them

correctly.

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Writers publish. Writers use

partners to help them prepare

their pieces for an audience.

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Authors Celebrate!

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