1. Possible ideas for identifying watermelon vs. seed

2. Fun times I have with my dog When I spotted my dog at the pound and realized he was the one for me. When the person who is now my best friend arrived in our classroom and we met each other for the first time. My best friend

3. The year I was on the soccer team and we won six games and lost two The time Susan and I found a quarter that had been frozen in ice and we chipped it out.

4. Questions to ask yourself as you write: • How much time passes from the beginning of the story to the end of the story? • Did you use transition words to tell the story? • Why is this story important to tell? • What details help a reader understand the story? • Are there enough details?

5. Possible Personal Narrative Prompts First time you went somewhere or did something by yourself. What happened? Very special time in your life. Tell a story about what happened. A time when you were very scared. Choose one and write about how you felt to be frightened. Remember an unusual gift you were given. Tell a story about it to show what made is so unusual. Think about the person in your life you most want to be like when you grow up. Tell why you want to be like this person.

6. More Prompts… Think about a day when nothing went right. It could have been anywhere—at home or at school. Write a story about this bad experience. Write about a time you were very surprised. Think about a time when the electricity went off for several days. Write about how your life changed during those days.