Personal Narratives Writing Unit | Terrific Writing 3rd Grade Curriculum Unit 1

Looking to teach personal narrative writing to your grade 3 students? Terrific Writing is a comprehensive writing curriculum for Third Grade. This is Unit 1 ‘Personal Narratives’, where your students will learn how to write engaging stories about their lives.

This curriculum is standards based (to the common core) and genre based.

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Are you struggling to teach writing? Do your students hate writing lessons?

Teaching writing can be so tricky, I get it!

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In this curriculum, your students will develop a love of writing. The graphic organizers, interactive notebooks, and final craft will engage students much more than a blank piece of paper. The final writing piece asks students to write about a special day that they have chosen! After all, students love to write about things that they are interested in.

Writing doesn’t have to be dull and students definitely shouldn’t hate writing!

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What's included in this unit?

• 25 step-by-step scripted lesson plans
• 25 posters (narrative writing anchor charts)
• 20 personal narrative graphic organizers / worksheets
• 2 interactive notebooks and 1 writing craft
• 2 original mentor texts (PowerPoint versions and PDF in color and b&w)
• 24 tasks cards extension activities (2 versions - b&w, color)
• 1 assessment - personal narrative rubric

The lessons follow a simple format of mini lesson, think and share, and independent writing time.

Here's everything else that's included in this unit -

• Video overview to help organize and implement the unit
• List of common core standards that align with this unit
• Teacher directions for the lesson plans
• Suggestions for differentiation and lesson times
• List of recommended mentor texts (with links)
• Unit scope and at-a-glance calendar
• Lesson materials list
• Student book/folder cover (3 versions - journal, notebook, or folder)
• 1 personal narrative writing prompt pre-assessment
• 4 lined pages (for first drafts and crafts) - personal narrative writing paper
• 2 narrative writing checklists
• 1 set of compliment notes (2 versions - b&w, color)
• 2 certificates (boy and girl, each in 2 versions - b&w, color)
• Teacher directions, examples, and elaborations for the rubric
• Video with tips for using the rubric

Here's a breakdown of the lessons -

Lesson 1 - What is a personal narrative?

Lesson 2 - What can I write about?

Lesson 3 - What is a small moment?

Lesson 4 - My small moment

Lesson 5 - Positive memorable moments

Lesson 6 - Negative memorable moments

Lesson 7 - What is the structure of a narrative?

Lesson 8 - Narratives need characters

Lesson 9 - Narratives need a setting

Lesson 10 - Narratives have problems

Lesson 11 - Narratives have solutions

Lesson 12 - What will my narrative be about?

Lesson 13 - Let’s plan a narrative

Lesson 14 - Start with a hook

Lesson 15 - Writing an introduction

Lesson 16 - Show, don’t tell

Lesson 17 - Stretching sentences

Lesson 18 - Using dialogue

Lesson 19 - Powerful paragraphs

Lesson 20 - Transition words

Lesson 21 - Writing an ending

Lesson 22 - Putting it all together

Lesson 23 - Revise and edit

Lesson 24 - Final draft and illustrations

Lesson 25 - Publishing party

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