1. Writing STRUCTURE IDEAS Think about the incident… smells places tastes
noises
sounds
people

2. The opening paragraph ….
If the bun is boring, I don’t want to eat it!
If the opening paragraph is boring, I don’t want to read it!

3. Opening Sentences… When I was seven I learned to cook cup noodles.
I learned to swim in a pool. It was fun
My baby brother was born when I was five and I was happy.

4. Opening Sentences… Opening paragraphs must make your reader
The water was so cold it felt like ice. I was going to learn to swim even if I died of cold!
When I was five years old, my life changed forever. My family and I were in the hospital waiting to find out if my Mum was OK.
Opening paragraphs must make your reader
WANT to read more
WONDER what will happen in your story.

5. Writing Paragraphs for your Alphabetical Autobiography
Miss Climo is looking for these things in your paragraphs
STRUCTURE
IDEAS
OPENING SENTENCE