Explanatory — Draft the opening

Teacher edition · Grade 3 · Lesson 32 · Road-map project

Writing Book 3 · sheet 71

Say what it is about, first.

2. Your turn

On the worksheet: draft the opening for your own piece, double-spaced so there is room to correct.

Below is what a full, correct answer looks like. Children's wording will differ and should — mark the thing this lesson taught, not everything at once.

Read the one sentence you are most sure of.model — accept any answer that does the same job

3. Before you finish

Read the one sentence you are most sure of.

Watch forPoint at the road map, not the draft. The opening should match the box they planned.