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3.2.1: Exercise- Opening Sentences

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    Choose one of the following topics, and practice\(^{63}\) writing a few opening sentences. Then, maybe, share with others in class or online. Look at their opening sentences. How would you rewrite their sentences, if at all? Why? Discuss your changes and listen to how your peers have revised your sentences. Taking in other people’s ideas will help you see new ways to approach your own writing and thinking. 

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    \(^{63}\)The Word on College Reading and Writing by Carol Burnell, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

     

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