1. Writing an Introductory Paragraph: Attention Grabber

2. Writing an Opinion Essay
Student Unit Objective: I can write an opinion essay. Student objective: I can write an introduction to an opinion essay.
LAUREN

3. I can write an introduction
to an opinion essay.

4. There are 3 sections to a strong essay.

5. Introduction Attention Grabber Titles and Authors
1-2 sentences on background on your topic
Thesis Statement

6. Make people want to read your essay!

7. Interesting observation Startling fact A quote
GRABBER
Interesting observation
Startling fact
A quote
A question (don’t overuse this one)

8. Interesting observation Startling fact A quote
GRABBER
Interesting observation
Startling fact
A quote
A question (don’t overuse this one)

9. Do these grab your ?
“22,000 plus. This is the number of casualties in the battle of Antietam.”
“Gray or Blue. This was the decision Lee had to make.”
“How do you choose a side? This was the question that Robert E. Lee had to answer when deciding which side to join in the Civil War.”

10. Do these grab your ?
“War is simple. Find your enemy and get him.” Ulysses S. Grant was an excellent general and understood how to win a war.
“Do you know where Pikachu is? Pokemon GO is taking over the country.”
“Self-driving cars? This is not something that is in futuristic movies. They are on our roads today.”

11. Remember… Questions are good, but don’t…
“Have you heard of Harriet Tubman?
“Do you know what slave is?”
“Do you know who Frederick Douglass is?”
“What do you think of Sojourner Truth?”

12. Interesting observation Startling fact A quote
GRABBER
Interesting observation
Startling fact
A quote
A question (don’t overuse this one)

13. GRABBER
Thesis Statement:
The North had more advantages during the Civil War because they had more industries to make supplies, over half of the nation’s railroads, and almost all the naval power.

14. GRABBER
Thesis Statement:
I believe schools should not require students to wear uniforms because they are uncomfortable, expensive, and students cannot show their sense of style.

15. Let’s write an attention grabber for our class model:
Confederate statues should not be removed from public places because it would be removing history, keeping statues teaches important lessons, and confederate statues are places for our sorrows.
LUKER

16. Let’s write an attention grabber for our class model:
Confederate statues should not be removed from public places because it would be removing history, the statues teach important lessons, and we need to remember our past.
WILSON

17. Remember, attention Grabbers need to Make people want to read your essay. Be creative with yours!

18. Introduction Attention Grabber Titles and Authors
1-2 sentences on background on your topic
Thesis Statement