Grade 4: Personal Narrative

Try one of these ideas to give your beginning more spark.

Ask a question. It will make your audience curious.

What would you do if your best friend needed to find homes for his cat's five kittens?

Make a surprising statement. Your audience will want to find out more.

Sometimes the best gift can be something you didn't want at all.

Use dialogue. A person's exact words help bring the story to life.

Without dialogue: My brother was yelling words of encouragement to me.

With dialogue: “You can do it! You can do it!” I heard my brother yelling.

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