October 2, 2013
Pick up your journal before you
sit down.
English 2
JOURNAL
Tell about something you desperately
wanted when you were a child.
Agenda
Take
up signed Progress Reports
DGP
Late Vocabulary 3 presentations
Outline approval; peers and Mrs. E.
Begin writing rough drafts; learn
how to document
DGP
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sara read the novel to kill a mockingbird in her english class
Vocabulary 3 list
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Present illustration
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drawing, magazine photo, computer clip art
horizontal white paper, large word, large picture
No pencil! Must be colorful!
OUTLINE TEMPLATE – peer editing
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I. Introduction
A. Hook
B. Focus
C. Background
D. Thesis Statement
II. Main Topic
A. Sub Topic
1. Supporting Detail
2. Supporting Detail
B. Sub Topic
1. Supporting Detail
2. Supporting Detail
Elements of an Introduction
 Hook
 Focus
Statement
 Background
 Thesis
Statement
Introductions should begin with a hook
First sentence of an essay
• Should grab the reader’s attention
• Should give an indication of the paper’s focus
or subject
Should be interesting and thought provoking—
maybe even dramatic
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Types of hooks (grabbers)
A challenging question: How can any senior afford to go
to prom these days? (for an essay looking for a solution)
 Startling Statement: Too many professional basketball
players in the National Basketball Association act like
spoiled brats. (for an essay on effects of no rules)
 Famous Quotation: Vince Lombardi said, “Winning isn’t
everything, it’s the only thing.” (for an essay on the
effects of emphasizing winning over fun for children’s
sports)
 Surprising Statistic: According to the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, teens and young adults experience the highest
rates of violent crime. (Problem/solution violent crime)
Write yours now!
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The Focus Statement
First sentence after the hook
 A general broad statement about the topic of
the paper
DO NOT WRITE: This essay is about…
DO NOT WRITE: The topic of this essay is…
DO NOT WRITE: I think that violence…
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DO: Violence is becoming more frequent and accepted in
cartoons today.
Write yours now!
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Between the focus statement and the thesis statement,
include a sentence or two providing background information.
You may want to include facts, statistics, or details you
learned through your research.
This may be a good place to insert a quote.
Remember to follow the rules for in text documentation
if you use your research! Avoid plagiarism!
• (author’s last name and page #)
(Smith 23)
(first word of source title and page #) (Forests 365)
• (“first word of title of article”)
(“Safety”)
• Write yours now!
THESIS STATEMENT
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You have already written your thesis statement
and had it approved.
Add it to the end of your introduction and you
are finished with the first paragraph! YAY!!!