Hi, According to Lucy Calkins ,"Personal Narratives are chronological stories about one's life." They contain characters, the central character will be the author. Personal Narratives are focused stories about one moment. Personal Narratives are a genre of their own. They should be real stories that happened to the writer.
Personally, I would not categorize them as Fiction or Non-Fiction. When students write fiction stories that may have happened then I think we call those "Realistic Fiction" stories. I hope this helps. Janie Rodriguez Writing Specialist Valley Hi Elementary "Writing is Individual, we must draw from all we know, and feel in order to create something beautiful." (Heard;Calkins) CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and attached documents may contain confidential information. All information is intended only for the use of the named recipient. If you are not the appropriate named recipient, you are not authorized to read, disclose, copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on the information. Any action, other than immediate delivery to the named recipient, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete this message from your email system. If you are the named recipient, you are not authorized to reveal any of this information to any other unauthorized person. >>> [email protected] 10/13/2011 5:57 am >>> Hi All, I have no formal schooling in Readers or Writers Workshop but I understand Small Moments to mean Personal Narrative Writing. What I don't understand is, is it considered fiction or nonfiction, or could it be either? What do you think? Thanks! Margie Jones, MLS Media Specialist South Street School 129 South Street Danbury, CT 06482 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
