Essay Introductions

In writing concepts section of your notebook

Essay IntroductionsREMINDERTomorrow we will have a literary terms test study your pink sheet! There are 3 main parts to an introduction: The hookThe big pictureThe thesis statement

Introduction paragraphConclusion paragraph First body paragraphSecond body paragraphThe Hook The Hook gets the readers attention (First sentence(s))- not about the story that you are analyzing. Broad. QuestionAnecdoteScenarioInteresting FactQuoteQuestionHave you everDid you knowWhat would you do if

Have you ever thought someone was stalking you? What about hunting you? Would it scare you?

AnecdoteA short true storyI remember a time when

Once, a man named Jack, was walking through the woods when he heard a rustling in the bushes. He realized there was a hunter waiting there and it really freaked him out. What if the hunter had mistaken him for a bear? What if the hunter was hunting men? ScenarioAn imaginary scene that helps the reader understand the situation. Imagine

Imagine being a deer during hunting season; even eating or sleeping would be a terrifying experience. Now imagine you are a man being hunted by another human.

Interesting Fact95% percent of hunters say that to kill another human outside of war is murder. One of the major characters of The Most Dangerous Game fits into the other 5%. QuoteSomething that someone important said that relates to your thesis:

Walter Cronkite, a famous television news journalist, once said, The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.

Hook Quiz (open notebooks to writing concepts Introduction page)Name five different strategies to write a good hook. 1. 2. 3. 4.5. Question Anecdote Scenario Interesting Fact Quote

Which strategy is this an example of:

Walter Cronkite, a famous television news journalist, once said, The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.

Quote

Question Anecdote Scenario Interesting Fact Quote

Which strategy is this an example of:

Imagine being a deer during hunting season; even eating or sleeping would be a terrifying experience. Now imagine you are a man being hunted by another human.

Scenario

Question Anecdote Scenario Interesting Fact Quote

Which strategy is this an example of:

Have you ever thought someone was stalking you? What about hunting you? Would it scare you?

Question

Question Anecdote Scenario Interesting Fact Quote

Which strategy is this an example of:

Once, a man named Jack, was walking through the woods when he heard a rustling in the bushes. He realized there was a hunter waiting there and it really freaked him out. What if the hunter had mistaken him for a bear? What if the hunter was hunting men?

Anecdote

Question Anecdote Scenario Interesting Fact Quote

Which strategy is this an example of:

95% percent of hunters say that to kill another human outside of war is murder. One of the major characters of The Most Dangerous Game fits into the other 5%.

Interesting Fact

THE BIG PICTUREThe title of the workThe authors nameBrief summary 2-3 sentencesInclude names of any characters you will talk about in the essayShould cover the basic plot points that the reader of the essay will need to understand your analysis.

Your body paragraphs should not need plot summary beyond the lead-ins.

Example In the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, a world famous big-game hunter Rainsford struggled for his life against a deranged man named General Zaroff. The General made a sport of hunting the most intelligent animal there is: man. Thesis (one sentence, the last)Opinion statementPlan/reasons ExamplePerson to person is the most significant type of conflict in the story because either General Zaroff kills Rainsford or the other way around. Put them all together and you have The IntroductionImagine being a deer during hunting season. Even eating or sleeping would be a terrifying experience. Now imagine you are a man being hunted by another human. In the short story, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, a world famous big game hunter, Rainsford, struggles for his life against a deranged man named General Zaroff. The General has made a sport of hunting the most intelligent animal there is: man. In this story, the greatest kind of conflict is person to person because either General Zaroff murders Rainsford or the other way around.