The opening paragraph of my novel Eternal Child which can be used as a way of teaching children how to begin a story in a way that will grip the reader.
Questions that could be discussed with the children are:-
- How does the use of the words ‘thud’, ‘clunk’ and ‘clang’ draw the reader into the story? What do these words make the reader imagine?
- What does the author tell me in this opening paragraph?
- What does the author not tell me? How is this ‘not telling’ powerful in terms of encouraging the reader to read on?
- What questions do I have after reading this opening paragraph?
- What predictions can I make after reading this opening paragraph?
- Can I tell what the genre of this text is, just from the opening paragraph?
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