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Make it Interesting/Make me Want to Read it: Catchy Openings
Purpose: This exercise works to develop strong first sentences and unique voices in student writing. Description: This is a voice...
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Hook Me In! (or: How to Be Specifically Indirect)
Purpose of the Exercise: Students learn about the benefits of drawing a verbal picture in the first paragraph of a composition....