Introduction Paragraph

Today we worked on the introduction paragraph.  Here is what you need to know.

Start with the hook.  A hook is the first sentence or two in your introduction.  The hook is the attention grabber.  It should make the reader want to continue reading.  You can use a challenging statement, a quote, an analogy, an interesting mood that captures a moment in time, a definition, a little known or striking fact, or an explanation of why the topic is worth writing/reading about.

Next write your thesis statement:  The thesis is the subject + opinion + reasons.
Ex:  Students should not be forced to wear school uniforms because __________________ and ___________________.
**Make sure your two reasons are your two topic sentences that you've already written.  You need to reword them a bit to make them fit, so don't write them word for word or it will be too much.

The middle step is the bridge. These are the filler sentences to connect the hook to the thesis.  You can't just give me your hook, then the thesis.  There has to be some commentary in between to make it a paragraph.