ALWAYS start with a topic sentence (what is your paragraph about?)
Did you introduce your topic in the introductory paragraph?
Hook sentences get your readers' interest:
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Ask a question
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Dialogue
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Onomatopoeia/sound effect
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Interjection
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Starting fact
VARY your sentences
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Start with "To" and an action word
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Start with a prepositional phrase "After the party ..." "During the summer . ." "Next to . ."
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Start with an "ing" word "Running after the dog . ." "Leaving the house. ."
FINISH with a closing sentence.