Small Moment Writing in Personal
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Writers make a time line to help
write their stories.
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Write about a small moment
across several pages: A page for beginning, middle,
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Writers zoom in on a small moment
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Writers use dialogue to
stretch out a small moment
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Writers revise using small actions to stretch out the heart of a small
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Writers revise using internal
thinking to stretch out a small
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•Revising 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.Writing Unit 2 - Small Moment Writing in Personal Narrative 10
Writers make endings that are effective because they stay
within the moment being written about.
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Writers edit to be sure the first word
in a sentence is always capitalized.
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Writers identify and then edit
run on and rambling sentences.
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Writers edit by checking their
dialogue punctuation.
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Writers edit by checking the
spelling of their words.
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Writers practice a final revision
by sharing with a partner.
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Writers pick a story to publish.
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Authors’ Celebration!
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