Explanatory — Draft the opening

Teacher edition · Grade 8 · Lesson 33 · Road-map project

Writing Book 8 · sheet 72

You know how to open. Do it faster and sharper.

2. Your turn

In your notebook: 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 forKeep the first paper on the desk. The comparison IS the lesson.