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How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids Episode 4: Writing an Introduction

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How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids Episode 4: Writing an Introduction
3 min2nd3rd4thReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

Writing an imaginative introduction that pulls readers into the fantastical world and introduces the character.

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Discussion questions

The opening pulls the reader into your imaginative world.

  1. How can you make a made-up world feel real?
  2. What should the reader learn in the first lines?
  3. How will you introduce your character?

Quick work-a-long

Words to know: introduction, world, character

  • Write an opening that drops the reader into your world.
  • Introduce your main character in the first lines.
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