Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Power First Paragraphs
After reading an engaging paragraph from Brave Margaret: An Irish Adventure by Robert D. San Souci and then work on writing good opening paragraphs for their own stories. Teacher and student instructions are provided along with student...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Paper Writing: Introduction, Body, Conclusion
This site shows students how to write an introduction, body, and conclusion to create a complete paper. Students see examples of two different types of introductions, get ideas for attention grabbers, gain understanding of the type of...
City University of New York
Write Site: Engage Your Reader
Learn about different hooks to use when writing a good introduction including: telling a story, providing interesting background information, setting up a contrast, and using a combination of approaches.
TES Global
Blendspace: 2016, Term 1, Week 4 Writing Sizzling Starts
A six-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites about using sizzling starts to grab the reader's attention at the beginning of a writing piece.