Writing Skill #1
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
- explain why the first sentence of a text is so important
- list 3 features of a good first sentence
- create your own first sentences
Examples
Here are some first sentences from movie reviews.
Exercise 1
Here is a drill.
Look at the pictures. Write one interesting sentence per picture.
Here are the pictures.
Exercise 2
Write a creative story.
The teaching objective is to demonstrate an ability to write an interesting creative story that links the body content with the first sentence.