The first story that the third graders will create this year is a personal narrative. After studying the characteristics of personal narratives, we dove right into the writing process of brainstorming, drafting, revising, and editing. Along the way, we learned about the importance of a catchy lead, descriptive details, memorable ending, and using dialogue to make the story stronger. The class is so excited to be publishing their first story this week!
Sometimes the most difficult part of the writing process for third graders is coming up with a story idea to write about. The students learned several strategies to help them brainstorm story ideas! One tool that we used a heart map. Each third grader created a heart map full of people, places, and memories that are special. Anytime they aren't sure what to write about, they can look back at their heart map which is full of great ideas!
