October 7th, 2016 AC ELA Brown

Learning Objective ELAGSE8W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically. Learning Objective: Introduce your opinion and support your opinion with reasons and evidence. Warm-up: How do you hook your reader into your writing and make them interested in reading more?

Opening- How to Build Interest: Hook your readers: A question- thought provoking; not yes or no. Anecdote- a brief story. Quote- a quote from a person whom can support your argument. Set a Scene- build visual cues. Interesting fact/definition/statistic- relates to something in your essay. Metaphor- Compare the topic with something else.

Example The end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century are remarkable in terms of how beauty standards have become seemingly mandatory in the countries of the western world. If you analyze commercials on television and on the Internet, most of them will refer to beauty: all kinds of cosmetics, clothes, gyms, fitness programs, and plastic surgery are being advertised everywhere. Although the role of beauty in the modern world can be debated, and there exist a lot of reasons against using plastic surgery, there are still reasons why manually changing the appearance granted by nature is acceptable.

Example 2 A regular cell phone nowadays is a portable computer allowing its owner to solve multiple tasks anywhere, anytime. Along with this, a cell phone provides numerous entertainment options, which are especially valued by the younger generation – high school students, in particular. Whereas having a cell phone for a teenager is already seen as a must, in some situations teenagers should be required to be abstained from using their gadgets for certain periods of time, and one place where they should be abstained from is at school.

Example 3 If you live in the United States, you must have rarely or even never thought about studying foreign languages. Indeed, why would you? English is spoken in both Americas (mostly), Europe, Slavic countries, and even India; only China, Japan, and some other far east countries have problems with the English language. However, being able to speak a foreign language – at least one – nowadays is becoming a necessity. Spanish, among all other foreign languages, seems to be the most necessary for the United States, and every U.S. student should know it.

Task: Draft Your Introduction In your ELA Journal Make sure you have the following components: Hook- Capture your reader’s attention. Explain the topic or argument. Viewpoint- give your opinion, but do not use personal pronouns. When you are done, start your body paragraphs.

Share your introduction with the class. Closing Share your introduction with the class.