Writing an Introduction

Writing an Introduction

What do you remember???

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How should you begin your essay?

• Clincher

• Hook

• Ask a question

• Demand the reader agree with you

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What is a Hook?

(Check all that apply)

• An interesting way to begin your introduction

• An interesting way to end your introduction

• A tool used to make the reader interested in what you will be writing about

• An interesting way to end your conclusion

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What are some ways you can "hook" your reader?

• a surprising fact

• a joke

• a famous quote

• a definition

• an anecdote

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Once you have created your Hook, what is the next step in writing your Introduction?

• Answering a question

• Writing your thesis statement

• Providing background information on the hook

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What are some ways to provide Background Information on your Hook?

(Check all that apply)

• Explain why your Hook is relevant to the essay

• Explaining why you told the joke

• Explaining why the definition provided is important to your essay

• Explaining why the anecdote is related to your essay

• Explaining who was the speaker of the quote, and why this is important to your essay

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After you have provided Background Information, what is the next step in writing your Introduction?

• Writing your thesis statement

• Providing evidence

• Citing evidence correctly

• Developing a clincher to end the introduction

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Your Thesis Statement is...

• your opinion on the subject

• how you will persuade the reader to agree with you

• your answer to the question being asked in the prompt

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The final step in writing your Introduction is

• demanding that the reader agree with you

• providing the reasons you will address later in the essay

• giving your opinion on the topic

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How many reasons should you be prepared to write about?

Check all that apply

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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As a review, what are the 4 steps to writing your Introduction?

• Clincher, Hook, Claim, Reasons

• Hook, Claim, Reasons, Clincher

• Hook, Background Information, Thesis, Reasons