7th/8th Grade Personal Narrative Prompts

Keeping in mind all the particulars of your Personal Narrative Rubric choose one of the prompts below to write your essay.

Eighth Grade Prompts:

PROMPT #1:

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles one has overcome." -Booker T. Washington

Using the quote above write about one of the proudest moments of your life or in the life of someone that you are close to personally.

PROMPT # 2:

"Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy." - Leo Buscaglia

Using the quote above share a story about a time when you were very worried about something and it turned out to be of little consequence.

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Seventh Grade Prompts:

PROMPT #1

"Whoever is happy will make others happy too." -Anne Frank

Using the quote above write about a particularly happy memory.

PROMPT #2

"Always remember that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing." -Abraham Lincoln

Using the quote above write about a time when you mastered something or accomplished something of which you were personally proud.