Narrative writing for kids youtube

Personal narrative essays are all about telling stories. Try these personal narrative ideas to inspire kids and teens to tell meaningful stories from their own lives, no matter what they’ve experienced.

Plus, click the button below to get a set of personal narrative essay worksheets, which will take your students through the entire personal narrative essay planning process step-by-step.

What is a personal narrative essay?

Think of writing a personal narrative like writing and directing a film.

Choose an engaging story from your own life with a message (the essay’s theme).

Personal narrative writing for kids youtube

Map out the plot with a narrative arc, including the introduction, rising action, climax, and conclusion. Engage your reader with lots of descriptive language, and take time at the end to reflect on what you learned from the story and how it affected your life.

(Get more tips about narrative writing here.)

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