5 Para Structure - Introduction (for Exit Exam)

Reorder the following for an introduction

• Author of Text/Title of Text

• 1-2 sentence summary (aka Logline)

• Hook

Answer explanation

Hook first (although optional the hook does help get a reader engaged)

The author and the title go next. The title can be before the author or the author can go before the title. For example: Dunham's story 'Looks Like Rain' vs 'Looks Like Rain' a story by Ryan Dunham.

A 1-2 sentence summary of the story follows the author/title. It is the only part of summary in your essay.

A central theme is then stated

Then a thesis.

Then your organizing statement (aka Road Map)

Although optional, this is usually the first component of an essay​. It is an attempt to grab your reader's attention. ​ ​ (a)  

• Hook
• Logline
• Summary
• Theme
• Thesis

Reorder the following for the introduction

• Hook; Title/Author; Summary

• Theme

• Thesis

• Organizing statement aka Road Map

Identify the hook

Create a proper introduction with the given material.

​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   and finally the organizing statement aka roadmap

• Hook
• Author of the text/Title of Text
• 1-2 sentence summary
• theme
• thesis statement

Label the following parts of an introduction

c

d

e

f

a

b

organizing statement (aka road map)

1-2 sentence summary

Hook

Theme

thesis statement

Author/Title

A thesis statement should...

• be a statement is a claim that could be argued

• be in the first person

• use unclear language

• state a fact

A strong thesis statement should share an opinion, not just a fact. ○ A fact is a true piece of information. A reader cannot disagree with a fact. ○ An opinion expresses what someone thinks or feels. Readers might disagree with an opinion.

High schools should require students take financial literacy and computer literacy courses.

• fact

• opinion

A thesis statement is...

• Something your teacher makes you write
• Your opinion about the topic in the prompt
• A sentence that you're supposed to have in your introduction
• A sentence

Which sentence would be the better thesis statement for the introductory paragraph of an essay?

• The Hunger Games is a science fiction adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.

• The Hunger Games is a morality tale about the dangers of a political system that is dominated by the wealthy.