Grade 3: Personal Narrative

Try one of these “hooks” to catch your readers' interest.

Begin with a question that gives a hint about your story.

Can you imagine being on a bus for three days and two nights straight?

Describe the place where your story begins.

The swimming pool took up a whole huge room. The room was full of echoes, and it smelled like wet bathing suits. The damp cement floor gave me goose bumps.

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