[There are more listed on my site] Write a hook for your outline here: Look at the slides that follow to find reminders of how to do this. Write a summary here: Mention the author’s name Mention the book title The summary should be multiple sentences, but not crazy detailed. 3-6 sentences is a good guideline. Write signal phrases: Remember when we discussed with S.E.E.? (Statement+signal phrase+evidence+expla-nation) It is just a phrase that starts the sentence before your quote, so the quote does not sit there alone. Examples: For example, in the book, We see this when [this character] says, In chapter ___ it states, [There are more listed on my site] Write in Animal Farm info: Follow instructions at bottom of that box.

Also create Works Cited Page: Download instructions from my website: Babcockenglish2.weebly.com > Units: Assignments > Unit 3 > Research There are also helpful video tutorials there as well Final Outline due today, but Works Cited due at end of class next time, though we have to do 45 minutes of SRI testing next time…so use your time!

The Hook Good writing starts with a good hook. Whether it is a narrative, a response to literature, or a research paper, there is no excuse to bore your reader! a narrative, a response to literature, a research paper Besides, if you can’t prove to your reader that you can write an interesting hook…. …why would they want to read on?

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH The Hook The introductory paragraph begins with the hook, to catch the audience. It’s followed by some background and a thesis (a sentence that sums up your whole paper). INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH HOOK “She’ll always be with us honey.” That’s what my mom said after we found Sprinkles. She held my hand and wiped my tears, and made me feel better. And that is always how my mom has been. Her name is Rachael, a sister to four other brothers and sisters, and she is a kind and giving person. She married my dad when she was nineteen, and had me when she was twenty. BACKGROUND INFO She’s always been there for me (point 1), and her strength is inspiring (point 2) -- my mother is very important to me (topic). THESIS

The Hook To catch the reader, use a hook in the introductory paragraph. Ask the reader a question. Use an inspiring or shocking quote. Use vivid language to create a snapshot.

The Hook: Question Ask the reader a question. Have you ever…?

Thinking about Loss or Betrayal The Hook: Question Thinking about Loss or Betrayal Have you ever lost someone you care about? Have you ever trusted someone only to be completely betrayed? Can you remember a day when you just wished you could go back and do it all over again? Well this is what the characters from Animal Farm felt when….

The Hook: Inspiring Quote Start your composition with an entertaining flair by using a quote from someone famous. “A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledge increases strength” (Proverbs 24:5). The french philosopher Pascal once said, ““Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.” If only the animals from Animal Farm would have listened…

The Hook: Snapshot Use vivid language to describe a moment and make your reader feel invested. The smell of blood, the sound of stomach’s rumbling, the vicious growl of a bloodthirsty dog, maybe of your own child, this is the smoking bloody world of the characters of Animal Farm….

The Hook Do not use the examples given, but create your own! Lure the reader into the composition... and they’re HOOKED!

[There are more listed on my site] Write a hook for your outline here: Look at the slides that follow to find reminders of how to do this. Write a summary here: Mention the author’s name Mention the book title The summary should be multiple sentences, but not crazy detailed. 3-6 sentences is a good guideline. Write signal phrases: Remember when we discussed with S.E.E.? (Statement+signal phrase+evidence+expla-nation) It is just a phrase that starts the sentence before your quote, so the quote does not sit there alone. Examples: For example, in the book, We see this when [this character] says, In chapter ___ it states, [There are more listed on my site] Write in Animal Farm info: Follow instructions at bottom of that box.

Also create Works Cited Page: Download instructions from my website: Babcockenglish2.weebly.com > Units: Assignments > Unit 3 > Research There are also helpful video tutorials there as well Final Outline due today, but Works Cited due at end of class next time, though we have to do 45 minutes of SRI testing next time…so use your time!