Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS

📝 Personal Narrative Essay Writing Mini-Unit

8-Day Lesson Plan | High School & Advanced Middle School | 67 Pages + Slides | PDF + Google Slides + Prezi

Looking for an engaging, step-by-step writing unit that will actually inspire your students to write meaningful personal narratives? This budget-friendly 8-day mini-unit has everything you need to guide your students through the entire process of planning, drafting, revising, and polishing their own autobiographical incident essays.

With professional and student-written models, modern design elements, and explicit instruction on structure and style, this resource will build confidence—even in your most reluctant writers. Best of all? It’s print-and-go or assign digitally. No prep required.

✅ What's Included:

📅 8-Day Calendar & Homework Guide

• Clear pacing, daily tips, and manageable homework for each lesson

📖 Model Analysis & Inspiration

• 1 professional mentor text + 3 high-quality student-written narrative examples
• Analysis-focused lesson plans to highlight strong storytelling

🧠 Brainstorming & Planning Tools

• Topic ideas list
• Quickwrite prompts (for up to 4 class periods)
• Storytelling Arc Lecture (Prezi + Google Slides)
• “Breaking Down the Story” organizer

🎨 Writing Skills Practice

• “Show, Don’t Tell” mini-lesson & practice activity
• Sensory details worksheet
• Dialogue how-to handout with examples

🎯 “Write Like a Pro” Lesson Series

• Teach advanced writing techniques: participles, absolutes, appositives, vivid verbs, shifted adjectives, and similes/metaphors
• Includes editable worksheets, model examples, and answer keys
• Format: Prezi + Google Slides + PDF handouts

✏️ Writing & Revising Support

• Detailed essay assignment sheet
• Peer Editing Checklist with directions
• Editable + printable grading rubric
• Final revision and publishing tools

💻 Formats Provided:

• ✅ Printable PDF
• ✅ Editable Word rubric
• ✅ Prezi & Google Slides lectures (linked)

🎓 Designed For:

• Grades 7–10, including honors & advanced classes
• Writers of all levels—ideal for scaffolding reluctant or developing writers
• Teachers who want to balance creativity with Common Core-aligned structure

⭐ Bonus Teaching Tip:

If you’ve already used the Short Story Unit from this store, note that “Write Like a Pro” and the “Storytelling Arc” are included there too. No need to repurchase—just revisit them during this writing unit!

🧠 Skills Covered:

• Narrative structure (Story Arc)
• Descriptive writing & sensory details
• Crafting vivid, engaging sentences
• Using effective dialogue
• Peer editing & revision
• Rubric-based evaluation

This is not your average personal narrative assignment. With high-quality models, focused writing techniques, and step-by-step guidance, your students will produce personal narratives they’re proud of—and that are a joy to read.

🖨️ Just print and teach—or assign digitally and go!