1. The Intro Paragraph
Ms. Wellmeyer
RHS
9/18/08

2. Always remember…
Hook
Context
Thesis

3. What is a hook? Something to get your attention Interesting fact
Question
Famous Quote
Song lyrics

4. The hook should be…
One sentence (sometimes two)

5. Why are hooks important?
Helps the reader to begin to think about your paper topic
Boring papers = lower grade

6. What is the context?
Context is a fancy word for background information.
Context helps introduce the story or topic to the reader
Provides information necessary to know for the essay
Context should be 1-3 sentences

7. What should be in the context?
It depends on the story
MOST IMPORTANT: title and author
Summarize the story—very briefly
Mention main characters
Mention the main conflict

8. What is a thesis statement?
A one sentence summary of your entire essay

9. The thesis…
Is always the LAST SENTENCE IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH

10. Where does the thesis statement go in your essay?
Last sentence of the first paragraph

11. Now always remember… hook context thesis
The order of your introduction paragraph is as follows:
hook
context
thesis