BYE, BYE “ONE DAY…” “ONCE UPON A TIME…”

How to start my papers

What is a lead?

•THE BEGINNING OF A PIECE OF WRITING.

•THE PURPOSE OF A LEAD IS TO SET THE MOOD, OR TONE, FOR THE WRITING.

•A STRONG LEAD ENGAGES US AS READERS, DRAWS US IN, AND MAKES US

WANT TO CONTINUE READING!! !

A Lead is…

“DOLPHIN DAY”

Let’s look at an example

What makes this a strong lead?

Stephanie’s writing

• Has a strong voice-sounds like someone talking to us.• Introduces us to the writer before the

subject.• Doesn’t even seem like a nonfiction

piece at first.• Includes sensory details.• Has lots of accurate information.• Uses a question in the second

paragraph.• Evokes a feeling in us!

Let’s practice opening with a feeling

“I WAS SO ENRAGED, I WANTED TO BREAK

A T.V.”

-Nicholas O.

I WAS SO HAPPY, “MY LEGS WERE WOBBLY!”

 

-Jennifer K.

BECAUSE OF MY FEAR, “I WAS NIBBLING ON

MY FINGERS.” 

-Marco A.

Word Work

GrammarNoun-a person, place or thing

Common Noun

Proper Noun

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