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Mini-Lesson Reflection

My mini-lesson was meant to be an "I do, we do, you do" that just turned into an I do.  It seemed more like a lecture than a student-involved mini-lesson.  Instead of using two long mentor texts to demonstrate the difference between first and third person narratives, I should have used two short examples. I would have then had time to demonstrate, using a piece of my own writing, how to change a first person narrative into a third person narrative.  I feel like I need to work on including more "fun" activities, or at least quick activities that make a strong point.  Other teachers have done a great job of quick little activities that make a lasting impression, which is something I would like to work on.