12/6 and 12/7: Introduction How-To

I. Introduction How-To
A. Hook (paragraph 1). -choose one or combine-

1. General, Unanswerable Question: No "reading rainbow" questions: no yes/no questions Try revising/condensing your essential question. Significant Quote with discussion
2. Define Key Terms: make sure your audience understands what you mean by key terms.
3. Significant Quote with discussion: try using a quotation dictionary
4. Anecdote a short, interesting story about yourself or from current events on your topic.
5. "Imagine..."put your audience in the situation
6. Key Statistic a BIG stat, that will make readers want to read on so they can find out why the stat occurs.

B. Thesis with Map (paragraph 1)

1. From Persuasive Organization (quarter 1) this is your claim/argument
2. Your answer to the Essential Question
3. Thesis map = thesis as a magic 3: list three.
4. State the problem with 3 solutions.
5. NO: "In this paper I will..."

C. Background (paragraph 2)

1. Present general background information about problems and solutions
2. Answer the question: What is common knowledge to your audience on this topic?
3. This paragraph, on the Persuasive Organization (from Quarter 1) is the summary of the issue

HW: Draft of Introduction: Try to submit to SCORE