What about the excerpt shows that this story might be a
personal narrative?
Read the excerpt from "I'm Not Thirteen Yet" by Amy
Bernstein
Sixth grade was a tough year. Some days, walking the
halls was like trudging through peanut butter-nearly
impossible. I had entered the world of teenagers, and 1
wasn't even one of them yet. Lynette Gardner had
always been my best friend, until February, when she
turned thirteen I wouldn't be thirteen until August
It is narrated by a character in the story
It has one central character
It has more than one character
It describes real and imagined characters
