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3. Revisit the openings from the texts you have read in this unit to examine how authors hook readers.
My Notes
Text
Kind of Lead
Why is this lead effective?
How does it “hook” readers and leave them wanting to read more?
Bad Boy, by Walter Dean Myers
(Activity 1.6)
“The Scholarship Jacket” by Marta Salinas
(Activity 1.4)
My own selection from Independent Reading
Revision of Narrative Lead
4. Before you review your narrative draft to revise your lead technique, review the graphic organizer you completed about the hooks used by the authors of the texts you have read. Use the leads of those texts as models as you revise your own lead technique — reaction and reflection, dialogue, and action. Remember that your goal is to open with a strong lead that engages readers, encouraging them to continue reading your personal narrative.
5. Effective writers also reflect upon the changes they make in order to become more aware of specific techniques they use during the writing process. Describe how you have changed your opening. How did your change make your opening more engaging for your reader?
Kind of Lead Used: Changes I Made: Revision Reflection:
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