Writer’s Notebook Starters

The earliest thing I can

remember is ……..

The most important thing

that has happened in my life is ……..

The thing I’ve seen that I can

NOT forget is ……..

The thing that happened to me at

school that I will always remember

is ……..

The things that happened to me at

home that I will always remember

is ……..

The most embarrassing thing that has

happened to me is ……..

The incident that changed

my life was ……..

The time that I was totally surprised was ……..

The incident that changed how I

think or feel about something was

……..

The place where I feel

perfectly happy is ……..

The time when I thought my heart

was breaking was ……..

The thing that happened to make

me laugh really hard was……..

My best memory with my father is

……..

My best memory with my mother is

……..

My best memory with my

grandparents is ……..

My best memory with my

brother/sister is ……..

My best memory with my cousins is

……..

The thing in my life that made me sad was

……..

The time in my life that I was proud was when ……..

The most important thing

that has happened so far in my life is

……..

My favorite memory that

dealt with food was when……..

My biggest accomplishment so far in my life was when……..

One memory I have from

summer was when……..

One memory I have from fall

was when……..

One memory I have from winter was when……..

One memory I have from spring was when……..

Don’t tell anyone, but I am afraid of

……..

Something nice happened to

me when……..

I remember doing something nice for someone else when……..

One of my biggest pet peeves is when……..

My best pet story is

about……..

My best scar story is……..

I remember the time that I got

into trouble for……..