The park is nice. A car stopped. We went to the zoo. The ship was leaving. A bird chirped.
Stories begin in many ways .
Share and discuss the various introductions. Have the students analyze and decide what ways a story might begin. Individually have the students rewrite The Three Bears using each of the 12 ways a story could begin. Then over a period of months have them write 12 stories each beginning in a different way. Foreshadowing is another way to tantalize the reader.