1. Narrative Prompts
Babysitting A Pet

2. Writing Situation: Pretend you are asked to spend the afternoon baby-sitting Howie, a pet monkey.

3. Directions for Writing: Before you begin to write, think about the fun adventures you have with Howie, the monkey.

4. Begin your story the first event. Describe the second event.
Topic Sentence: (Who, What, When, Where, Why)
Tell about the third event.
How did the story end…The Big Finish!

5. Now write a story about what happened the afternoon you baby-sat Howie, the monkey.