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2nd Grade Writing Unit 2 – Small Moment Writing i Personal Narrative 1
Small Moment Writing in Personal Narrative
Writers make a time line to
help write their stories.
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Born 18 months 3 years 4 years Kindergarten Vacation 1 st Grade
Writers write about a small moment
across several pages:
A page for beginning,
middle, and ending
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Writers zoom in on a
small moment.
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Cruise – too bigSmall moment: I saw a real lobster.
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Writers choose an idea by using an
idea bag or an idea list.
Writers revise using small actions to stretch out the heart of a small moment
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Writers revise using
internal thinking to stretch out a small moment
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Writers use dialogue to
stretch out a small moment
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Writers revise by writing story-like
setting beginnings
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A Story-Like Setting Beginning might Include:
• When the story takes place. - The time of day:
On a summer evening.
- The month: Early September - The time of year: Late last
winter.
• Where the story takes place. - In my backyard - At the beach
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Writers revise by writing a close-in-the
moment ending.
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Writers pick a piece of writing
to publish.
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Writers identify and then
edit run on and rambling sentences.
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Writers edit to be sure the
first word in a sentence is
always capitalized.
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Writers edit by checking their
dialogue punctuation.
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“This is a miracle,” I mumbled as I peeled away each delicate petal of the daisy.
Writers edit by studying words to spell them
correctly.
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Writers publish. Writers use
partners to help them prepare
their pieces for an audience.
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Authors Celebrate!
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