Write the beginning

1st Grade English practice: Which sentence is a good story beginning? 'The puppy found a ball.' or 'Because under.'. Part of narrative writing (Narrative Writing).

~8 min

The beginning introduces who is in the story and what starts happening.

Identifying Story Characters

The Beginning

A boy named Sam is walking to the park.

Sam

Rich scene illustrations are authored separately — this panel carries prompts only.

Every story needs a beginning that tells us who the story is about. This person or animal is called the character.

💡 Look for names or animals in the very first sentence.