As students continue to work on the drafts, continue to use this book as a mentor text. Allow students time to brainstorm their own ideas of things that happened in their own life. He had so many, he had to write 38! The stories come from his own life, small events that happened. We want students to realize that we all have great stories. Ask the students where Jon Scieszka got his ideas. Students should write their own personal narratives. Why were those details included? Did they enhance the story? How? After reading, as a class, create a chart that explains what the focus of the writing was and what details he included. As we read this story, I want you to think about how focused his story is and the details he included. This is a true event that happened to Jon Scieszka. During writing time, reread the story have the students “Read Like a Writer.” Explain that you want them to think of it as a personal narrative. As a teacher, choose one to read aloud for enjoyment. Here it is! This book is really 38 personal narratives. Something real that happened to the author, something focused, something with great writing. Writers’ Workshop – Personal Narrative (Memoir)Īs a teacher, we’re always hunting for perfect examples of personal narratives. This book is also necessary for all teachers who teach personal narrative! I would say grades 4-8, although, I did allow my second grader to read it. I would definitely recommend it for those ages, but it does mention a few bad words here and there (nothing drastic, but they’re there). Each moment is personable, engaging, and witty.Īmazon suggests this for grades 3-5. There are photographs that illustrate the moments and titles that clue you in to what you are about to read. This book is comprised of short (2 to 3 pages) stories about Jon’s life. Honestly, I was a little sad when it ended. I smiled the entire time and found myself missing meals in order to keep reading. This one was virtually impossible to put down. All I have to say is, I’m writing this review! Immediately, Sherry and I fought over who would read and review the book. How did I miss this book? I thought I was doing a fine job of stalking Scieszka (see picture where we stalked him at the Austin Book Festival in 2012!), but apparently I has missed this very important publication. Why had I never done this before? While browsing I saw him mention one of my all time favorite authors – Jon Scieszka. That’s when I looked up Mark Overmeyer’s blog. When Sherry and I got home later that night we busily discussed all the things we were thinking about from the conference. While there, we were most excited about hearing Jeff Anderson and Mark Overmeyer present sessions on revision and troubleshooting a Writers’ Workshop. Sherry and I recently attended and presented at TCTELA in Houston.
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