Writing the Introduction

Writing the Introduction

Introduction Has 2 Jobs

1. Catch readers’ attention. (Hook)
2. Introduce the focus (Hook) and purpose of your writing. (Thesis Statement)

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How? The Formula & 3 Methods

Formula

Method 2

A good introduction = new information + ideas that everyone may not agree with.

Tell an anecdote or story

Method 3

Method 1

Interesting, shocking, or little known fact or statistic

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Today's Individual Task

Add Hook & Connecting Information to the Outline

From the incomplete Essay Outline

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Example: According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 68% of prison inmates do not have a high school diploma.

Example: Can prisons rehabilitate prisoners so they’re able to return to their communities, find jobs, and contribute in positive ways?

Example: Today, Jimmy Santiago Baca is a well known American poet, but when he was twenty he entered prison illiterate and had to teach himself to read over the five years he spent behind bars.