Open From the Picture the Marker Can See

A P4 story that begins “Once upon a time, it was a sunny day” can sit on any paper. The marker cannot see the picture.

Name one thing in the picture before you write once upon a time

Open from the picture the marker can see. Name the person, place or object in the chosen picture, then one action. A line the marker cannot match to a picture is not an opening.

Example: “Mei dropped the library card beside the wet bench.” The noun is in the picture. The action starts the problem.

Drop the weather line if it hides the picture

Cut a first sentence that only names weather, a proverb, or a feeling with no picture object. Keep one concrete noun from the picture.

1. Circle one noun in the chosen picture.
2. Write that noun in the first six words.
3. Add one action the child can finish tonight.
4. Strike a proverb or weather-only line.

The opening worked if a stranger can point

The opening worked if a person who did not see the paper can point to the correct picture from the first sentence alone. iWorld Primary English practises picture talk. Confirm live terms.

iWorld Learning’s Primary English page includes describing images. Confirm live terms. A class cannot mark a hidden first line you never send.

Do the point-test with a neighbour or the other parent. If they point at the wrong picture, rewrite the first sentence before you touch paragraph two. A pretty first line that hides the picture still fails the point-test.

This is not the P5 paper-shape page

No. That page names the P5 paper shape. Tonight only starts one P4 story.

Keep the stage change on Primary 5 composition vs Primary 4.

FAQ

A proverb is not a picture.

Can the first sentence be a proverb?

No. A proverb hides the picture. Name one visible object and one action.

If the opening works, do we need a class?

No. Book Primary English only if three stories still start with a hidden line.