GOOD

DAY!
GRADE 7
OBJECTIVES
• DESCRIBE THE
ELEMENTS OF A
PERSONAL ESSAY;
• DISPLAY
APPRECIATION AND
RESPECT ON EACH
INDIVIDUAL’S
EXPERIENCES; AND
• STUDY THE SELECTION
ANS ANSWER THE
Have you
heard of
Perri’s
song, A
Thousand
Years?
 QUESTIONS
What does the persona tell
you?
(his/her personal
experiences, his/her
feelings, his/her emotions)
How did you know that it is
his/her personal
experiences?
Did she/he learn something
from his/her experience?
What is
PERSONA
L ESSAY?
- can also be an opinion piece,
an opinion that is based on a
particular political or social
concern or topic of interest. In
this type of personal essay, the
writer can state the problem,
provide solutions, and then write
a conclusion—which must state
an important point
 A personal essay has the
following ELEMENTS
• It is based on a personal experience
in which you have gained significant
meaning, insight, or learned a
lesson. It can also be based on a
milestone or life-altering event.
• It is personal narrative. The writer
tells the story by including dialogue,
imagery, characterization, conflict,
plot, and setting.
A personal essay has the
following ELEMENTS
•It is written in the first person.
(“I” point-of-view)
•It is an autobiographical story
in which the writer describes
an incident that resulted in
some personal growth or
development.
CENTRAL
THEME
This is the main point or
idea behind the narrative.
The narrative may be
about a unique event, but
the
theme is a universal truth
to which anyone can
relate that informs the
narrative.
EPIPHANY
An epiphany is a
moment of sudden
realization or
awareness of the
truth.
An “aha!” moment
in the
essay. A personal
narrative may
contain multiple
epiphanies in
varying degrees.
SUSPENSE
Try to write in a way that
keeps your reader wanting
to know what will happen
next.
If your readers already
know how everything is
going to turn out in the first
paragraph, why should they
continue?
CLIMAX
As with fiction, a personal
narrative works towards a
climactic event, a turning
point, or moment of action to
which the narrative builds.

This is the highest point of

tension in an essay.
SELF-
HONESTY
Effective personal essays
will reveal moments of
vulnerability or
weakness.
Remember you’re in
charge of how much you
reveal, and you should
not violate another
person’s privacy by
revealing sensitive
information about him or
her
DESCRIPTIO
N
Create the sensory
images and emotions of
your experience so that
your reader knows what
you saw,
felt, and thought.
Staying rooted in
concrete detail is the best
way to accomplish this.
CHRONOLOGIC
AL
ORGANIZATION
The organization is
chronological, with
events occurring in a
particular sequence.
CHARACTER
DEVELOPMENT
The people in your
narrative, especially
yourself, need to come
alive and seem like real
and interesting people.
Not every person who
shows up in your
narrative will require
characterization.
 ACTIVITY NEXT MEETING

Another way of expressing one’s

experiences is through writing. In groups
of 4, I want you to study the selection and
answer the questions that follow.
Thank you
for listening!