2. This is your attention grabber. “Holy Crap! Look at the crazy cloud!” This is what Dorothy was thinking when she grabbed Toto right before the storm. This is your FATT Statement that tells the reader what your read/watched. “Storm Shelter App Helps Pin Point People Amid Tornado Rubble” is a news story reported by Rachel Hubbard about new technology. This is your thesis, where you hit your point home. Technology is positive for society because it can help save lives. Introduction Paragraph = Tornado http://www.npr.org/blog s/alltechconsidered/2014 /05/21/314235543/storm- shelter-app-helps- pinpoint-people-amid- tornados-rubble

3. Step 1: Grab your reader’s attention with a general statement about your topic. This is the HOOK. Step 2: FATT Statement- Focus/Author/Title/Text Type Step 3: End your introduction with a strong thesis statement that tells your reader what you intend to prove to him or her about your topic. The 3 Steps to Writing Your Introduction

4. Step 1: Hook Your Reader Grab your reader’s attention with a general statement about the topic. Remember you have 4 ways to do this: 1. Dialogue 2. Question 3. Vivid Description 4. Interesting Fact You want your reader to look like this

5. Step 2: Explain what you read/watched Focus Author Title Text Type

6. Step 3: Write Your Thesis Statement You’ve already done this!!

7. Things to AVOID You should avoid using statements like, “This essay will discuss…” or “I’m going to write about…”. AVOID statements that are too broad, too specific, or too vague.

8.  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor y.php?storyId=7604673 (only listen long enough to get idea) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor y.php?storyId=7604673  Writing Prompt: Should toy guns be banned?

9. In 2013, there were 11,419 deaths due to gun violence in the U.S. Should kids be playing with toy guns? “Does Zero Tolerance Make Sense For Toy Guns” is a news story hosted by Neal Conan about attitudes towards guns. While gun violence is a problem in the United States, toy guns have nothing to do with the problem and they should not be banned. Model Introduction Paragraph Hook (Interesting Fact) FATT Statement (Leads into thesis) Thesis (What you will be proving)

10.  http://www.npr.org/2013/01/11/169172196/biden-meets-with-video- game-makers-to-discuss-gun-violence http://www.npr.org/2013/01/11/169172196/biden-meets-with-video- game-makers-to-discuss-gun-violence  Writing Prompt: Should the government decide how much violence can be shown in video games?  Title: “Biden Meets With Video Game Makers To Discuss Gun Violence”  Reporter: Ari Shapiro

11. Question/Description/I nteresting fact about video game violence Focus/Author/Title/Text Type. TPR Thesis statement using the words from the writing prompt. Model Introduction Paragraph Hook (Interesting Fact) FATT Statement (Leads into thesis) Thesis (What you will be proving)

12. Confused ? Ask questions !