Grade 2 Fall — Paragraph Structure, Personal Narrative, and Open-Class Parts of Speech
English · WR G2 eng.g2.f.wr.personal_narrative_two_three_paragraphs

Draft a 2-3 paragraph personal narrative built on a Small Moment

Plan, draft, revise, and publish a 2-3 paragraph personal narrative about a small moment from one's life. Consistent past tense, sensory detail, paragraph structure, and a beginning-middle-end arc.

Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
8
Typical minutes
60
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g3.f.wr.personal_narrative_multi_paragraph
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Common misconceptions
  • Writes a 'bed-to-bed' story (got up, went to school, came home, went to bed) instead of zooming in on one Small Moment.
  • Switches tense mid-piece (started in past, slips into present at the climax).

Exercise pool (5)

Diff Stem Type
1 BIG STORY or SMALL MOMENT? Sort these 6 topics: (1) my whole summer, (2) the time I lost my tooth at lunch, (3) my family's history, (4)... small vs big sort
2 Pick a small moment from your life. Write the topic sentence ONLY. topic sentence for small moment
4 From your SPO, draft paragraph 1 of your personal narrative. 5+ sentences. All verbs in past tense. Include at least one expanded noun phrase. narrative paragraph draft
4 From your SPO for paragraph 2 (the MIDDLE of your small moment), draft paragraph 2 of your personal narrative. paragraph two draft
5 Write a THREE-paragraph personal narrative about a small moment from your life. Paragraph 1 sets the scene and opens with one line of... high ceiling three paragraph with dialogue