Bold Beginnings and Catchy Conclusions: How to Begin and End Writing

Subject

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing-Essays

Grade Levels

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Resource Type

Minilessons

Product Rating

3.9

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File Type

PDF (Acrobat) Document File

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1 MB|7 pages

Product Description

This PDF gives several "bold beginnings" to stories and prompt writing. It is modeled off a story I made up about a group of friends that ventures into a creepy forest, although you could make it fit any writing prompt or theme you're working with.

The packet includes:
~The story that models Bold Beginnings/paragraph starters and Catchy Conclusions
Story Starter examples included:
~Onomatopoeia
~Snapshot Setting
~Snapshot Character
~Foreshadowing
~Alliteration
~Simile
~Question
~Action/Suspense
~Metaphor
~Personification

Catchy Conclusions Included:
~Summarizing main ideas
~Simile or Metaphor
~Non-Famous quote
~Famous quote

Total Pages

7 pages

Answer Key

N/A

Teaching Duration

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