Get ready to learn by thinking about this:

One shared experience that we all have is having to overcome our fears, finding courage when it is most needed. Some people do this in different ways and to varying degrees of success.

So how does one overcome one's fears?

Overview of Lessons:

1. Read a variety of stories that are personal narratives that touch on the theme of overcoming fear.

2. Complete the activities in the learning guide and submit.

3. Complete a reading project.

4. In the writer's workshop, you will go through the writing project to create your own personal narrative.

 

Learning Targets By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: describe the form, function and genre of a personal narrative. correctly punctuate and use dialogue. respond and analyze different texts. take part in the writing process to plan, draft, and revise a creative piece of writing.