PERSONAL

PERSONAL NARRATIVES
NARRATIVES
 Personal Narratives
Is a person's true story. The author narrates what
happened them in a particular event which makes it
autobiographical in nature. A personal narrative is close
to an autobiography; however, they differ in scope. An
autobiography tells the author's life story which is
composed of several events, while a personal narrative
focus only on a specific event that the author wants to
share.
 Basics in Writing a Personal Narrative
1. Think of an event in your
2. Focus on the topic and write life that you want to share
down all the details of that event in through a story.
order to recall the event well.
Remember to use 5Ws and 1H in
identifying details. 3. Organize your ideas
according to your own style.
4. Write the story and use Using an outline helps you in
language in expressing what organizing the details.
you really mean to say. You
may utilize different devices
in order to successfully
show rather than tell the
story
 EXAMPLE
I always thought school was dumb.
That was until I found out that I
wanted to do something with my
life. I learn that school is
important in everyone's future.
My first year of high school as a
Cookery, I didn’t care about my
academic future, I was living like a kid
still. That year I got pretty good grades
ranging from b’s to c’s I passed all my
classes. That summer I hanged out
with bad influences around me and my
This made me realize that I needed sophomore year I did horrible. I only
to make a change in my school passed four classes.
lifestyle. My parents were
disappointed in me this was one of
the things that helped me change.
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THANK YOU
YOU EVERYONE
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