*Start with a question
*Have you ever wondered what a breaking bone sounds like?
*Have you ever fallen out of a tree?
*Use flashback
*Two years ago today, it all started.
*Fourth grade seems like so long ago, but it really wasn’t. I remember my teacher, Mrs. Phillips. She was so sweet.
*Start with dialogue
“What’s wrong with you?” exclaimed Braden.
“Me???? What’s wrong with you?” retorted Nicole.
*Set the scene: describe where/when/background
*The rain was coming down in sheets. The loose screen door howled as the wind tore around the house.
*It was a dark and stormy night.
*Hot sand, cool water, soft breezes. That’s how I remember Cozumel.
*Start at the end
*Although I didn’t realize it then, I learned a lot by the end of the ordeal.
*Introduce the characters
*Sally’s hair covered her face like a sheet of rain.
*Jump right into the action
*I jumped off the plane and reached for the ripcord. Nothing was there!
*Onomatopoeia
*Bam!
*Crack!