Personal Narrative Writing
Use these sentence starters to help you brainstorm topics for your writing.
One time my family and I went . . . | |
Once when I was ___ years old, . . . | |
I was really proud when . . . | |
A funny thing happened to me when . . . | |
One summer I . . . | |
I worked really hard to learn . . . | |
I was scared when . . . | |
My favorite memory is . . . | |
Last year my best friend and I . . . | |
During a storm, I . . . | |
| Writing Traits for Personal Narratives | |
| Ideas | Did I have a clear focus on my personal experience? |
| Organization | Did I create a storyboard, time line, or flowchart of the major events? Is my story in time order? |
| Voice | Did I use first-person point of view? Did my personality come through in my writing? |
| Sentence Fluency | Did I use a variety of sentences? Did I avoid rambling or run-on sentences? |
| Word Choice | Did I use descriptive words? |
| Conventions | Did I check for mistakes in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization? |
| Presentation | Did I include art, such as photos or drawings, and make my work visually appealing? |