Famous First Lines Creative Writing Prompts for Narrative Writing - YA Edition

Are you looking for a way to inspire your students to write new and engaging narrative stories? These 50 opening lines creative prompts are a great way to engage your students in creative writing lessons. With 50 first lines from popular Young Adult (YA) novels, this resource is sure to spark creativity and imagination in all of your students. The included list of novels includes well-known titles such as “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” by Jenny Han, and “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” by Ransom Riggs.

This download includes 50 worksheets, each with a different opening line prompt for students to write their own narrative stories. To help you navigate the prompts, a contents page is included that is hyperlinked to make it easy for you to find a specific opening line. This versatile resource is perfect for recapping effective writing hooks, introducing new class texts, and encouraging reluctant readers to explore different genres. It can be used as a writing assessment, homework, free writing, shared writing, cover lessons, starters and an interesting way to introduce a new class novel.

The first lines in this resource come from a variety of YA genres such as fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, and dystopian. This diversity of genres ensures that there is something for every student to connect with and be inspired by.