Learning Target: I can use a hook to strengthen my
introduction.
What is this?
What is an introduction?It introduces your essay.It contains several points:
HookThe pieces of evidence you will
present (topic sentences)A counterclaimA thesis statement
Argument Essay Question
Should junk food be banned from schools?
What is a hook?
5 types of hooks Anecdote – A short Story about an experience used to
make a point. Quote – A quote from a text, song, etc. you use in your
writing, but written by someone else. Drop your reader into a scene – Use sensory details to
describe a scene giving your reader an immediate sense of place and time.
Surprising Fact – is an interesting piece of information that your reader is unlikely to know. It makes your reader say, “Really?!”
Rhetorical Question – Is a statement in the form of a question. It is used to make a point, not get an answer.
SAMPLE HOOKShttp://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/
magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-110810-REPRO-19.pdf
What Could Be Better than a Touchdown?
Hook?Why?
Turn to page 89 in your Code X Book
Hook?Purpose?
LET’S TRY WRITING A HOOK
Partner WorkHOOK:CLAIM:EVIDENCE 1:EVIDENCE 2:EVIDENCE 3: COUNTERCLAIM:
Summary
Stop Light Routine
HomeworkYou will use the following link to read a short
debate http://www.timeforkids.com/news/debate/103106.
You will then vote (yes or no)You should write down your vote, 1 piece of
evidence, record the number of votes as proof of the assignment.
Journalism Extension
Learning TargetI can apply my knowledge
of introduction and claim and apply it to informational text.
Your Turn In groups, you will be given a
different argument text per group. You will choose one side of the argument presented and turn it into a sample introduction, which must include all of the components of an argument. You will then write your group introduction on chart paper.
Here is how you do it…
Carousel WalkYour job when you approach the poster is to provide feedback.
Give a “Glow and a Grow” to each poster.
Fix It UpYou should use the feedback
from the other students to adjust your work.
SummaryPlease share with the class the
topic, your introduction and what you fixed based on feedback.