Leads & Endings: Lessons, Strategies, Models, and Literature Connections That Help You Teach and Revisit These Important Craft Elements All Year Long

This concise and thoughtful guide offers lessons and strategies for creating powerful leads and memorable endings. Drawing on quality children’s literature, Kathleen Hurni-Dove shows how to use exemplars to inspire students and show them the variety of possibilities for leads and endings, which helps students move beyond Hi my name is ________ and The End. An essential resource for any writing teacher.