The first sentence (and this is true for non-fiction, fiction, and all kinds of writing) must situate your reader somewhere on the map you are about to draw for them with the rest of the piece.

Recently, my 8-year-old son received a birthday card from his grandmother. He opened the card, looked at it and said, "I can't read cursive yet." ...

A new audit looks at conditions at the Front Street Animal Shelter. How federal AmeriCorps cuts are affecting early childhood programs across California. Finally, a new children’s book called ...

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