Introductions establish the direction your writing takes. A good introduction grabs your readers’ attention. What is a good way to begin writing? Here are some suggestions.
Open with a question:
Have you ever wondered how you’d survive if you found yourself alone in the wilderness?
Open with an announcement:
This is not a cookbook for the gourmet. These recipes are strictly for the cook on a tight budget.
Open with a bold and a challenging statement:
Contrary to what some people think, most of our learning takes place outside of school.
Open with a quotation:
"You’re going to regret this." That’s what my best friend Liza said as I got on the roller coaster.
Open with a riddle that the reader can grapple with:
What textbook has no pages, is miles wide, smells like creek and has been around for millions of years? That’s right--outdoor school!
Open with a personal experience:
I’m still glad that I didn’t cry at the funeral, though I did in my room later.
Open with how you felt:
My hands were sweaty! My teeth wouldn’t quit chattering. Prickly fingers ran up my spine. What would happen next.
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5 comments:
this helped
thank you!!
this is great. very helpful
Not bad but my essay is a descriptive essay and my teacher said we can't begin with a question because everyone is going to anyway.
Good to use for a story
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