Make these beginnings into GREAT ones!
Your First Name
Your School
Remember, try to start your stories with
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A command to the reader
-Example: Never try to outsmart a skunk.
A question
-Example:What possessed me to try to catch a skunk? I will never know.
A quotation
- Example:"What on earth is that horrible stink?" my sister gagged, putting the collar of her shirt over her nose.
An action
- Example:I had never run so fast in my life. Unfortunately, it wasn't fast enough.
A sound effect
- Example:"PSFST!" I smelled the skunk's spray almost as soon as I heard it.
A theme statement
- Example:It was a battle with nature. Nature won.
A thought
- Example:As I walked through the woods, I imagined how wonderful it would be to have a real live skunk for a pet.
1.
I had a good time at the beach.
2.
One day I played soccer.
3.
On Thursday, I had tacos, my favorite.
4.
Martin Luther King was born on January 15.
5.
California is a cool state.