1. 27 January 2016 Ms. Smith CCR English 10
Writer’s Notebook
Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
27 January 2016 Ms. Smith CCR English 10
I can supply the most relevant evidence for each claim, and I can reflect the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.

2. Writer’s Notebook – 3 min.
Pretend you are stuck in the car with a grandparent. They want to listen to a particular radio station that you don’t want to listen to. In a few sentences, convince them to listen to your station instead.
Now pretend you are stuck in the car with a younger sibling. They want to listen to a particular radio station that you don’t want to listen to. In a few sentences, convince them to listen to your radio station instead.
How did your appeals differ between target audiences?

3. Intro Paragraph
It must capture the attention of your target audience and grab their interest.
Think of this as your restatement to the prompt.
The length varies depending on the length of the paper. For this paper, it should be around ten sentences long.

4. Intro Paragraph It is made up of three components.
First Component (7-10 sentences):
You could start with an ANECDOTE (a short story). This cannot be one of the ones you’ve already written about.
You could start with an INTERESTING FACT OR STATISTIC that you found during your research.
You could start with an INTERESTING OR RELEVANT QUOTE that you found during your research.
You could start by PRESENTING A PROBLEM and then PROPOSING A SOLUTION.
You could start by using a METAPHOR. This can be tricky, but it can be extremely powerful.
Second Component (2-4 sentences):
Counter Claim-why they won’t quit (excuses)
Third Component (1 sentence only):
Thesis – the whole point of your paper

5. Concluding Paragraph
Finally, you need a concluding paragraph. This should be between seven and ten sentences. It should be a summary of the main points and include a stirring call for action or reference to something from the introduction.
You also need to restate your thesis from your introduction somewhere in the paragraph.

6. Your Turn
Work on writing out your introduction and conclusion. You will have all of today and tomorrow to work on this. Everything needs to be complete for Monday.
We will work on a peer/self edit on Monday, and then you will get three days to work on typing up your final draft. There is very particular formatting for this paper, so if you’re absent a day, please talk to me!

7. Thursday Intro / Concluding Paragraphs Friday SSR
Homework
Thursday
Intro / Concluding Paragraphs
Friday
SSR
All drafting should be done for Monday.
Please bring in your completed and signed recommendation sheet!
You should be about halfway through your independent novel at this point in the quarter.