Students are writing personal recounts of an interesting event or experience in their lives. We have read many examples of personal recounts and discussed the characteristics of a personal recount. We know that good writing is preceded by the ability to orally tell a story. Ask your child to tell you about events that happened at school, or sometime last night, or over the weekend. Ask them to include all the components of a personal recount. You can see many of them in the chart. The chart outlines the learning goal and the criteria needed for success! Many students continue to need practise writing using correct capitals, punctuation, grammar, and spelling of high-frequency words. A daily home journal that is regularly shared and corrected with an adult would be a great way not only to practise these writing conventions but also to practise developing ideas and writing about experiences and feelings!