This week we are going to focus on both introductions and openers.

You all know what an introduction is.

However, you might be wondering, what is an opener?

An opener is the first word or phrase used in a sentence. There are many different ways to open sentences.

We will use an acronym to help us remember how to use a variety of sentence starters.

ISACE

Ing     Simile     Adverb     Connective     Ed

Here are some examples using each of the different openers.

Driving home that afternoon, Mary decided she had to migrate to Australia.

Unique like  New York, Bluey the cat is one of a kind. (Thanks Livia for the simile )

Sadly, we had to leave most of our treasured possessions behind, as we ran and escaped into the night.

Meanwhile, my grandparents were making plans to join us the following year.

Excited by our plans for a new life, we boarded the boat for the long 3-month journey which lay ahead.

Your writing challenge this week is to:

1. Write another introduction, this time for a biography about a teacher you had in Kindergarten or Reception/Year 1.
Remember it is only an introduction. Don’t tell too much about the person, just enough to entice your reader to want to know more.

2. Begin each sentence with a different opener, using the acronym above. ISACE.
Please don’t use the same openers we have used in the example. Be original.
Remember an adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

Grammar Monster gives some good examples.
Remember to use your list of connectives in your Literacy books.