If we get paper today, we can have the quiz on vocab 9.
- Not looking good, though.
All classes should have written an introduction and have a basic outline.
- Students have taken lots of notes and divided them. That is fine. But we watched an instructional video today that demonstrated what they need to do with those notes. Students should have a basic outline or game plan. Then they can use what they have already organized the other day.
- I feel like we actually have too much research. That can be good. However, it creates a challenge when organizing.
- Which pieces of evidence do I leave out?
- Do I have six body paragraphs?
- Which reasons can I put together into paragraphs?
Here is the site with instructional videos on argument.
Here are two sample introductions. Below these pictures, you will see a list of hooks I found on the internet somewhere.
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Ways to Write Interesting Leads
Writing interesting leads will be
less difficult with these helpful writing tips for “killer hooks”:
- the single most interesting point in your article or essay
- a current research finding (eg, “Novice freelance writers have higher blood pressure than established freelance writers.”)
- an interesting fact
- a question
- an element of fantasy (eg, “Imagine a time when earning a living as a writer could be as easy as eating double chocolate chip cookies.”)
- a little-known event
- a season of the year
- an observation
- a definition
- a feeling, emotion, or mood
- dangerous or harmful objects in everyday life
- a place description
- an annual holiday
- a personal vacation
- an intriguing question
- a shocking statement (eg, “Writing interesting leads is the only part of a freelance writing career that makes someone want to tear their eyelashes out.”
- good or bad advice
- an opinion
- a obituary
- a verse from the Bible
- a controversial idea
- statistical information
- a question
- a belief held by most people (eg, “Earning a living as a writer isn’t possible.”)
- a specific problem
- a common problem
- a declarative statement (eg, “Young freelance writers have it easy these days! Back in my day…”)
- a childhood memory
- received wisdom (eg, “Writing guru Anne Lamott once told me…”)
- a writing quip
- a shared trait or quality
- a dramatic, unusual, or surprising phrase
- a physical or mental condition
- historical figures
- statements of command
- an amusing or amazing encounter
- a how-to lead
- a hobby
- a current TV personality or celebrity’s actions
- a current news story
- a breakthrough secret revealed
- a cliché or overused expression
- a reference to astrology or zodiac signs
- describe a nationalist idea or action
- the effects of change
- a special promise
- an anecdote
- a quotation from a movie star or celebrity
- a dream or nightmare
- a profession or career reference
- common everyday objects
- info about current and/or historical events
