Junior high · Writing

Personal narrative spark

Prompt a short real-life story with a lesson.

All topics / Junior high prompts

Replace highlighted brackets, then copy.

Write about a time you felt [emotion] at school. Describe what happened, who helped, and what you learned in 3 short paragraphs.
  • emotion - replace the bracketed field with your info
  • Emotion
  • Event
  • Helper
  • Lesson
  • 3-paragraph narrative
  • Lesson line
  • Use first person.
  • Keep paragraphs under 80 words.
  • Add one sensory detail.