In this section you will begin brainstorming ideas to help you get started with your personal narrative essay.
Use the timeline template to the right to help you recall some important events from your life. Include what you've learned from each experience and focus on why the experience had an impact for you. You might choose to expand on one of these events for your personal narrative essay.
If you're still stuck, explore some sample prompts from the websites below to help you choose a topic.
Once you have a topic, move on to the "Writing a Draft" section.