Which of these opening lines is the strongest for a personal narrative?
My name is Melissa. I'm twelve years old. I'm from New York. I went to summer camp. I liked it
This is my story about summer camp. There are many kinds of camps. Camps with pools are a lot of fun.
"Ew! What is that in your hair, Melissa!?" Those were the words I heard on my first day at camp. It was not a good
start to the next two weeks.
One summer, I went to camp. There were a lot of other kids there, too. Camp is fun. I want to go back to camp next
summer.