A Student's Guide to Writing a Personal Narrative

Personal narrative writing, step by step, in an editable PowerPoint slide packet where students type their brainstorm, plan, draft and final checklist directly into the slides.
Year groups
Years 5–8 (Key Stages 2–3)
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Editable
Yes

Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Creative Writing, Writing, English
Topic
Student Guide, Creative Writing
Editable
Yes

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About this resource

This resource is A Student's Guide to Writing a Personal Narrative.

Whether you're doing in-person or distance learning, this resource is perfect for teaching your students how to write narratives.

All you have to do is assign it to their Google Classroom and let the slides do the rest.

This is a fully interactive guide that gives students everything they need to take it step by step.

The end result will be a beautifully written personal narrative that your little learners can be proud of.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Choose a true event from their own life and explain why it matters

  • Plan a narrative with a clear beginning, middle and end

  • Revise and edit a personal narrative for grammar and spelling

Teaching tips

  • Slides are typed into directly, so each student needs their own copy in PowerPoint or Google Slides.

Skills covered

  • Planning a narrative — students organise details for the beginning, middle and end

  • Self-editing — students check their draft against the final checklist

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