Journal Starters for “The Magic Pencil”

Annabel reminds me of ____________because ...



Annabel is like me because ...



“The Magic Pencil” makes me feel _________ because ...



“The Magic Pencil” makes me think about __________ because ...



After reading “The Magic Pencil” I wanted to __________ because ...



I liked (did not like) the part of the story when___________________ because ...



If I were Annabel (the Goblin) when __________________ I would have ____________ because ...



This poem made me feel ____________ because ...



My pencil is like (not like) the one in the poem because ...



I liked (did not like) this poem because ...



After listening to this poem I wanted to ________________ because ...



Created by Amy VanDijk, St. Thomas University


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