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Writing Effective Personal Accounts

The document provides guidance on writing personal accounts, emphasizing the importance of structure, reflection, and descriptive language. It outlines the key components of a personal account, including an introduction, body development, and conclusion, while encouraging writers to choose meaningful events and express their emotions. A model personal account is included to illustrate these concepts.

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Writing Effective Personal Accounts

The document provides guidance on writing personal accounts, emphasizing the importance of structure, reflection, and descriptive language. It outlines the key components of a personal account, including an introduction, body development, and conclusion, while encouraging writers to choose meaningful events and express their emotions. A model personal account is included to illustrate these concepts.

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WRITING A PERSONAL

ACCOUNT
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Identify the structure and purpose of personal
accounts.
• Use descriptive language and reflection in
personal writing.
STARTER
Read this text below.
I’ll never forget the day I finally learned how to ride a
bicycle. It was a cool Saturday morning, and the air
smelled of fresh grass and faintly of my dad’s coffee.
My heart pounded as I sat on the wobbly seat,
gripping the handlebars so tightly my knuckles
turned white. My dad’s voice echoed in my ears,
“You’ve got this. Just keep pedalling.”

1. What do you notice about the structure of this


account?
PERSONAL ACCOUNT

A personal account is a piece of


writing where you share a real
event from your own life. It
should express your thoughts and
feelings about the event, using
reflection and description to
make it interesting.
Before you write a personal
account, you should:

• Choose an event that’s meaningful to you. It


doesn’t have to be a big event

• think about how the event made you feel. A


personal account should have emotions tied to
the experience.
Structure of a personal
Introduction: account
Start by introducing the event. Give some context, like when
and where it happened, and who was involved. Let the reader
know why this event was important to you.

Body development:
This is where you describe what happened during the event.
Break it into steps or phases:
• How did the event start?
• What was the most important moment?
• How did you feel during these moments? (Use descriptive
language to paint a picture.)
Structure of a personal
account

Conclusion
Reflect on the experience.
• What did you learn from it?
• How did it affect you? This is where you share
your feelings and thoughts about the event
after it happened.
GUIDED ACTIVITY
Read this model personal
account carefully
Last summer, I decided to overcome my fear of swimming. The local pool
had always been a place I avoided, but that day felt different. I was
determined to face my fear.

At first, my heart raced as I stood by the edge of the pool. I dipped my


toes in, and the cold water sent shivers up my spine. Slowly, I took a
deep breath and stepped in. With each stroke, I could feel the tension in
my body loosening. I wasn’t perfect, but for the first time, I was
swimming on my own. The lifeguard smiled at me, giving me the courage
to keep going.

By the end of the day, I felt proud. Overcoming my fear of swimming


showed me that I was stronger than I thought. Every time I feel nervous
ACTIVITY

Write a personal account about a day


when you learned something new. Write
only three paragraphs.

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