If the story is true, it is nonfiction.
Personal narratives are true.
Quoting Margaret Jones <[email protected]>:
That's exactly the situation which is causing me confusion. I thought
the Small
Moments children wrote during Writers Workshop and which were then published
would be considered Realistic Fiction, and therefore, fiction. Can
anyone else
weigh in to please help me understand this? Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: Janie Rodriguez
Sent: 10/13/11 09:30 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] {MOSAIC} Small Moments - Fiction or Nonfiction?
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."
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>>> [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
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Margie Jones, MLS
Media Specialist
South Street School
129 South Street
Danbury, CT 06482
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