1. Do Now:
Peer Edit your essays

2. Refining Introductions
Avoid the Pitfalls of a Bad Start!

3. What the Outline Said Introduction Hook & Credibility Facts & Context
Why should the audience care? (How immediate/important is this issue?)
Why are you qualified to talk about this?
How are you like your reader/audience?
Facts & Context
What terms does the audience need to know?
What background information is necessary to understand this topic?
Claim & Reasons (only in Classical Argument)
State your Thesis with a brief summary of your Reasons

4. Ineffective Introduction
Let’s look at 2 Intros

5. Using the Dos and Don’ts of Good Introductions
Edit your Intro!