1. Help!! I don’t know how to start! How to write a good Introduction…

2. A good Jr. High introduction includes: A hook that reels the reader in A thesis statement It makes the reader want to read your story

3. “Hooks” you can try using: Ask the reader a question or 2 and then answer the questions yourself Give a fact or a statistic (look online) Find a quote that applies to your topic (look online for a quote from a famous person) Build a sense of mystery You’ll be sure To hook your readers with these ideas!

4. Ask A Question example: Have you ever opened a door for a stranger? Have you ever helped pick up someone’s belongings that they dropped? If so, then you would understand the message behind the story“Thank You Ma’am.” I believe helping others is important. I think I could help others in my life in a variety of ways.

5. Give a fact or a statistic example: A clothes store in England surveyed 1,300 eight to sixteen year olds and found that sixty- seven percent of boys and 52% of girls liked wearing uniforms. This was surprising news to me. I thought that most students would answer that they don’t like to wear uniforms. If I had to wear a uniform, I would hate it. I believe students should not have to wear uniforms to school.

6. Use a quote or comment example: “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” This quote by William James describes how I wish to lead my life. If I am constantly thinking about how I can make a difference, I think I will end up being more helpful to others. Being helpful is important because it can brighten someone’s day. I can help others in a variety of different ways.

7. Build a sense of mystery example: It destroys its surroundings and causes many problems. It is a major cause of pollution. It is extremely dangerous. You would think that something as destructive as this would not be tolerated in our society. You would think that people would have the common sense not to let something like this happen. Americans and many others around the world have become addicted to this thing. It is the automobile. I believe that our society’s reliance on cars is horrible and needs to stop.

8. Thesis Statements It ONLY goes in your essay as the last sentence of your introduction and first sentence of your conclusion (It sandwiches your essay) It is one sentence long It explains what the main topic of your essay is without saying “I am going to write about…”

9. Thesis Statement Example: A clothes store in England surveyed 1,300 eight to sixteen year olds and found that sixty- seven percent of boys and 52% of girls liked wearing uniforms. This was surprising news to me. I thought that most students would answer that they don’t like to wear uniforms. If I had to wear a uniform, I would hate it. I believe students should not have to wear uniforms to school.

10. Thesis Statement Example: “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” This quote by William James describes how I wish to lead my life. If I am constantly thinking about how I can make a difference, I think I will end up being more helpful to others. Being helpful is important because it can brighten someone’s day. I can help others in a variety of different ways.

11. Where is the thesis statement? Have you ever opened a door for a stranger? Have you ever helped pick up someone’s belongings that they dropped? If so, then you would understand the message behind the story“Thank You Ma’am.” I believe helping others is important. I think I could help others in my life in a variety of ways.

12. Where is the thesis statement? It destroys its surroundings and causes many problems. It is a major cause of pollution. It is extremely dangerous. You would think that something as destructive as this would not be tolerated in our society. You would think that people would have the common sense not to let something like this happen. Americans and many others around the world have become addicted to this thing. It is the automobile. I believe that our society’s reliance on cars is horrible and needs to stop.