# Lesson 37: Illustrate a Personal Story

✍️ WRITING (40 Lessons) • 🟠 E. Writing Projects

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## Objective

I can plan and illustrate a short personal story with a clear beginning–middle–end. I will add simple captions/labels so my pictures match my words.

## Materials

- Pencil ✏️, crayons/markers 🖍️
- Paper (3–4 boxes) or tablet drawing app
- Tracing Pad (below)

Tip: Sketch first. Use First → Next → Then → Last to keep the story in order.

## Mini-lesson — Pictures that Tell the Story

1. Plan 3–4 panels: one for beginning, middle events, and the end.
2. Show actions & feelings: faces, motion lines, and setting details help readers see the moment.
3. Add short captions/labels: a few words under each picture can tell who, where, and what happened.
4. Match text to pictures: check that every picture fits the sentence next to it.
5. Read it aloud: does it flow in order? Fix anything out of place.

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## Guided Practice — Sketch & Caption

Use the pad to sketch three tiny panels from a true moment (for example: “my first day at the park”):

1. Beginning: Who is there? Where are you?
2. Middle: What happened? Show the action.
3. End: How did it finish? How did you feel?

Add short captions like “Arriving at the swings”, “Racing my cousin”, “We laugh on the bench”.

Tracing Pad
Lines
Letter
Pen

## Drag & Drop — Put the Story in Order

Drag the chips into the slots to build clear sequencing sentences that could caption your panels.

First I put on my red sneakers.
Next we walked to the park together.
Then I tried the tall slide and waved.
Because I felt brave I climbed again.
After that my cousin raced me to the swings.
We laughed when the wind whooshed past us.
Later we shared water on the bench.
Finally we said goodbye and walked home smiling.
My drawing shows the setting of the story.
Labels point to people and important objects.
Short captions help the reader follow along.
Pictures and words must match each other.

## Quick Check (15 questions)

#### 1) What should pictures in a story do?

Match and support the words Show random things Replace all words

#### 2) A clear story has…

only a middle pictures but no words beginning, middle, and end

#### 3) Captions should be…

long paragraphs short and clear secret code

#### 4) Which shows sequencing words?

First, Next, Then, Finally Cat, Dog, Bird Blue, Red, Green

#### 5) A label can point to…

a random cloud nothing at all a person or important object

#### 6) If a picture does not match the words, you should…

ignore it change the picture or the words color it blue

#### 7) Good illustrations show…

actions and feelings only trees only shoes

#### 8) A story panel is…

a giant poster the cover one box that shows part of the story

#### 9) Which is the best caption?

So many many many words Running to the slide ???

#### 10) To show feelings, you can draw…

faces and body movement only boxes a blank page

#### 11) What helps readers follow the order?

mixing panels randomly drawing only the end sequencing words and numbered panels

#### 12) Which panel should show how it all finished?

middle end beginning

#### 13) Pictures and words…

should work together fight each other never go on the same page

#### 14) What can you do after drawing?

throw it away scribble over it read it aloud to check flow

#### 15) A label is best used to…

decorate the margin point to an important part make a new story

## Assessment (parent/teacher)

Has 3–4 panels in order (B–M–E) Pictures show actions/feelings and clear setting Captions/labels match pictures and words Story flows with sequencing words

## Exit ticket (student)

😀 My pictures and words match from start to finish 🙂 I need more practice adding captions 😅 It was tricky to keep the order

#### I will practice…

Using First → Next → Then → Finally Drawing faces that show feelings Writing short captions
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