Writing STRUCTURE IDEAS Think about the incident… smells places tastes noises sounds people

The opening paragraph …. If the bun is boring, I don’t want to eat it! If the opening paragraph is boring, I don’t want to read it!

Opening Sentences… When I was seven I learned to cook cup noodles. I learned to swim in a pool. It was fun My baby brother was born when I was five and I was happy.

Opening Sentences… Opening paragraphs must make your reader The water was so cold it felt like ice. I was going to learn to swim even if I died of cold! When I was five years old, my life changed forever. My family and I were in the hospital waiting to find out if my Mum was OK. Opening paragraphs must make your reader WANT to read more WONDER what will happen in your story.

Writing Paragraphs for your Alphabetical Autobiography Miss Climo is looking for these things in your paragraphs STRUCTURE IDEAS OPENING SENTENCE