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2. Opening sentence - Wikipedia

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   [2] [3] One of the most famous opening lines, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times", starts a sentence of 118 words [4] that draws the reader in by its contradiction; the first sentence of the novel, Yes even contains 477 words. Moby-Dick's "Call me Ishmael." is an example of a short opening sentence.

3. Four square writing method - Wikipedia

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   Four Square: Writing Method for Grades 1-3: Judith S. Gould and Evan Jay Gould: 9781573101882: 1999 Four Square: Writing Method for Grades 4-6: Judith S. Gould and Evan Jay Gould: 9781573101899: 1999 Four Square: Writing Method for Grades 7-9: Judith S. Gould and Evan Jay Gould: 9781573101905: 1999 Four Square: The Total Writing Classroom for ...

4. Introduction (writing) - Wikipedia

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   A good introduction should identify your topic, provide essential context, and indicate your particular focus in the essay. It also needs to engage your readers’ interest. Some authors write their introduction first, while others prefer to leave it for a later stage in the writing process; another option is to start with a rough draft ...

5. Lead paragraph - Wikipedia

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   A lead paragraph (sometimes shortened to lead; in the United States sometimes spelled lede) is the opening paragraph of an article, book chapter, or other written work that summarizes its main ideas. [1] Styles vary widely among the different types and genres of publications, from journalistic news-style leads to a more encyclopaedic variety.

6. Topic sentence - Wikipedia

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   In expository writing, a topic sentence is a sentence that summarizes the main idea of a paragraph. [1] [2] It is usually the first sentence in a paragraph. Also known as a topic sentence should encapsulate or organize a entire paragraph. Although topic sentences may appear anywhere in a paragraph, in academic essays they often appear at the ...

7. The Elements of Style - Wikipedia

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   The Elements of Style (also called Strunk & White) is a style guide for formal grammar used in American English writing. The first publishing was written by William Strunk Jr. in 1918, and published by Harcourt in 1920, comprising eight "elementary rules of usage," ten "elementary principles of composition," "a few matters of form," a list of 49 "words and expressions commonly misused," and a ...