This learning resource focuses on personal narratives, guiding students to define and identify the key components such as characters, setting, and plot within their own stories. A personal narrative is described as a true story about an event or experience, told from the writer's perspective. The resource delineates the three core components integral to personal narratives: characters (the individuals or animals involved), setting (the time and place the story occurs), and plot (the sequence of events). Students are tasked with referencing examples from a mentor text to illustrate their understanding of these components. An exit task encourages students to select a specific sentence from the mentor text, identify which narrative component it represents, and explain their reasoning. Additionally, there is a challenge task that prompts students to transform a simple moment from their life into a more descriptive narrative excerpt, reinforcing the use of first-person point of view and vivid descriptive details about the setting.