Writing an Introduction

Clincher

Hook

Ask a question

Demand the reader agree with you

An interesting way to begin your introduction

An interesting way to end your introduction

A tool used to make the reader interested in what you will be writing about

An interesting way to end your conclusion

a surprising fact

a joke

a famous quote

a definition

an anecdote

Answering a question

Writing your thesis statement

Providing background information on the hook

Explain why your Hook is relevant to the essay

Explaining why you told the joke

Explaining why the definition provided is important to your essay

Explaining why the anecdote is related to your essay

Explaining who was the speaker of the quote, and why this is important to your essay

Writing your thesis statement

Providing evidence

Citing evidence correctly

Developing a clincher to end the introduction

your opinion on the subject

how you will persuade the reader to agree with you

your answer to the question being asked in the prompt

demanding that the reader agree with you

providing the reasons you will address later in the essay

giving your opinion on the topic

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Clincher, Hook, Claim, Reasons

Hook, Claim, Reasons, Clincher

Hook, Background Information, Thesis, Reasons