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Openings
Lessons that Teach Kids to Write Introductions that Are Clear and Compelling
Writing A-Z Openings Skill Lessons teach students how to effectively write introductions to their
original compositions. Effective openings for compositions capture a reader's attention. Openings, which
set the tone for a piece of writing, include action, description, facts, questions, or other elements
depending on the text type of the writing.
Strong openings hook the reader early by painting vivid pictures for readers or clearly identifying
the topic for the reader. Fiction or nonfiction writing can feature a variety of approaches to
openings, and each developmental level has different expectations for what makes an opening
effective.
How to Use Openings Lessons
Use Openings Skill Lessons in either fiction or nonfiction text types. Lesson plans can be used for
additional support to revise a piece of writing from a Process Writing Lesson or anytime an
appropriate text type is written.
Support resources at each of the four developmental writing levels—beginning, early
developing, developing, and fluent—accompany each skills lesson. Students practice openings
before applying them in other writing.
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Fiction
the initial lead (or hook) of a made-up story that often incorporates an action, a dialogue, a description, or a question
