Reviewing How to Write Your Claim and Your Introduction Advanced English 6 Compare/Contrast Essay Anchor Text: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld February 2017 Mrs. Hampton

#EssayGoals I can create my claim statement with three reasons. I can write a hook that will grab my audience’s attention. I can summarize the book and write about dystopian worlds. I can complete a draft of my introduction.

Example Claim Statements Turn to the Claim Notes Page in your Compare and Contrast Essay Packet Write down these specific examples. Make sure to notice format, wording, and punctuation.

Example Claim Statements Color Coding for Topic, Position, and Three Reasons Example 1: While the Uglies’ Dystopian society and modern American society share many similarities, they are different from each other due to reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3. Example 2: Although the Uglies’ Dystopian society and modern American society share differences, they are more similar to each other because reason 1, reason 2, and reason 3. Cue Words to Start Claim: Although, While, Both, Just as, Even Though

What is an Introduction? An introduction is how you start your essay in one paragraph An introduction gives your reader a chance to get to know the subject of your essay An introduction has THREE PARTS.

What are the Three Parts? Set up your tree map now. Place “Introduction” on the top of the map First branch: Hook Second branch: Summary of Book/Issue Third branch: Claim Statement

How Do You Start an Introduction...Hook! Background information that will catch the reader’s attention An interesting fact about the setting/characters An interesting question So, Mrs. Hampton …what’s the point?

Turn and talk. What is interesting about dystopian worlds? ATTENTION! Turn and talk. What is interesting about dystopian worlds?

What Comes After the Hook? After you catch reader’s attention with the first sentence, use the rest of the paragraph to lead into your CLAIM. You do this with a summary of information about the book or the issue. Double check to make sure it goes with your CLAIM.

Turn and talk. How would you summarize uglies? Dystopian worlds? Summary of Book/Issue Turn and talk. How would you summarize uglies? Dystopian worlds?

How do you finish an introduction? A CLAIM! You already have examples written down. Please follow the given format for your claim statement. Make sure to finish with a period and to separate your reasons with commas. Did you know? Commas save lives

Why we put commas in our writing…

The Next Step Write a rough draft of your introduction! Due Tomorrow Set your lined paper up for a type 3 FCA’s: Complete Claim Statement (5 points) Summary of Book/Issue + Interesting Hook (10 points) Third Person Only (10/-2 points) TOTAL: 25 POINTS **please remember to skip lines!**