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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