Period 5: Beginnings Bellringer (9/15) by Brittny RayCrowell https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw What makes a good beginning to a story? What makes you want to keep reading? en-us 2020-09-15 04:34:15 UTC 2020-09-15 14:25:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png Hannah s1751165 https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700154 I think a good beginning would start with a small problem that is connected to the main conflict.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700154 Carly Peleg https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700296 A good beginning starts with an introduction. What makes me want to keep reading is when the plot is good or the story keeps getting better. ]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700296 Jordan https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700598 To me a good beginning is when the first sentence or sentences have an unexpected meaning behind them that you can only figure out when you keep reading. I also like when dramatic quotes or outburst catch your attention really quickly, because then I'm more likely to get interesting quickly.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700598 Ava https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700885 onomatopoeia, introducing a situation, setting the scene, introducing a character, vivid imagery, dialogue,]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700885 Logan Warner s1937691 https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700905 One thing that makes a good start to a story is a hook, or something that makes me wonder what will happen to a certain character. Also, a mysterious tone can hook me.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747700905 Mia Terrazas https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701177 It depends. For me, good beginnings always have to have hooks so you can keep finding out what happened to the character. But this only applies to few types of settings. Take a biography for example; the first sentence doesn't exactly need to be a hook.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701177 Mariam s1735254 https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701207 Personally, I like it when they start with the setting, painting it in bright , visual colors.I enjoy reading descriptions. I keep reading when the story is interesting, descriptive or philosophical.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701207 Elena matta https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701397 The beginning to a good story is to start it off with the cliffhanger end, make it like a poem that goes in a circle. Now this start will awry interest your reader and enrapture them. ]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701397 Andre Brantley https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701669 What makes a good beginning to a story is a story that contains a lot of dialogue. Dialogue is very important because it opens up the story to the reader.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701669 Mira Cohan miraco https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701849 A story has a good beginning when the author describes the setting well, but still doesn't take too long until jumping into the action. It is also good when the author shares a little bit of the main character at a time, enough for the reader to understand who's story they're reading about. My favorite way of starting stories would be to start with a piece of dialogue and continuing from there, to have the reader immediately immerse themselves in the story.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701849 Micah Harris https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701880 An unusal and intresting beggining to snag my attention. It doesnt have to nessisarily be unusual but written in an attractive way that you want to read more of, which sometimes is just ]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701880 Jorja https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701884 In my opinion, a good setting and the overall dialogue of the characters really make a good story.]]> 2020-09-15 13:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747701884 Taylor Nguyen https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747703954 I normally don't like reading books, but its funny. When I first start a book and really like it, I'll get really into it, and ill read like crazy. 
In, "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner, he makes the beginning by showing a character, and showing a setting. He describes the setting down to every spec, he doesn't leave out any detail, yet at the same time it's mysterious. The beginning brings in the reader when they want to know more. ]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747703954 Dash Thurmond https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747704392
I think a good story should with a flashback or something that will establish how the main character acts.]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747704392 Adelaide B https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747705359 Interesting characters, and eventually, death of beloved characters. ( ex. Poisonwood Bible)
Hey Ms. Crowell, have you ever read the Poisonwood Bible?]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747705359 JaMiya Fleming https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747705533 What makes a story a good begging is the author telling u where its taking place and whats happening, and not just jumping into the story. ]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747705533 Lorryn https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747706323 The details of the setting and the characters]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747706323 Eden Harris https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747706583 I like when it starts in motion and then goes and tells how it leads up to that point. I also like when it starts with the writing sounding like it is coming from a narrator (no names and really detailed explanations. )]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747706583 A good beginning of a story usually starts with a good way of introducing characters while already beginning to advance the plot. Of course there are a few "once upon a time" type books that are pretty good, but I personally prefer books that already have began pushing through the exposition so I am not bored of how slow things are moving. As the plot advances having a good story with suspense and ways to leave the reader on their toes while continuing to write with figurative language that grasps onto the reader (this varies from author to author) helps keep me captivated throughout the entire book. Good characters that have their flaws but are still lovable are also very important to storytelling. Smaller stories in the background are also nice, but not all that necessary to have a good piece of writing. s1676563 https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747706611 2020-09-15 13:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747706611 Chloe Pena https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747707368 I Personally like it when a story starts in the middle of the action. ]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747707368 Andrew velasquez wood s2031356 https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747707465 a good story is begun when the author catches the reader with a hook that would be in the form of a question that is one that correlates with the rest of the story and or a hyperbole that gets the imagination blasting out different ideas that trigger some sort of emotional state in the reader ]]> 2020-09-15 13:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747707465 A good story starts with something that might catch the readers attention, for example a flashback or even a good setting. https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747709934 2020-09-15 13:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747709934 Kallee https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747713590 For a good beginning of a story for me is when stories start talking about the characters and a bit of there backstories]]> 2020-09-15 13:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747713590 hrm https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747716835 2020-09-15 13:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747716835 camryn https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747720407 details or something to catch the readers attention]]> 2020-09-15 13:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/p00129501/d8ui9f8yigzoxesw/wish/747720407