Sentence Openers Planning Mat

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Sentence Openers Planning Mat: A single-page A4 mat: large title, fields 'Topic / Text' and 'Purpose' plus a long 'My writing goal' box at the top; a row of four coloured vertical boxes labelled TIME (clock icon, examples), PLACE (map-pin, examples), MANNER (running icon, examples), FEELING/EMOTION (heart icon, examples); a lower row of four boxes labelled SHOW, DON'T TELL (eye icon, example phrase), CONTRAST (scales icon), CAUSE/REASON (lightbulb icon) and EXTRA IDEAS (thought cloud, examples)...

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This printable is an A4 sentence-openers planning mat with labelled boxes for Time, Place, Manner, Feeling/Emotion and four rhetorical/technique boxes (Show, don't tell; Contrast; Cause/Reason; Extra ideas). It includes spaces for Topic/Text, Purpose, a short writing goal, a free-write area for 'My sentence openers', a simple checklist for editing, and a 'Next step' line. Use it as a scaffold during modelled or independent writing to encourage varied leads and quick editorial checks.

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