Interesting Introductions

•Using:

Grabbers, Hooks,

Leads

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Use an interesting Use an interesting introduction with a introduction with a grabber, hook, lead:grabber, hook, lead:

1. Never say 1. Never say ““Hello….blah blahHello….blah blah”” or or ““This essay will be This essay will be about…about…”” THAT IS BORING!THAT IS BORING!2. You 2. You never never get a second chance to make a first impression!get a second chance to make a first impression!

Ten techniques we will learn about:Ten techniques we will learn about:Action LeadAnecdoteCharacter “Thought-shot”Definition LeadDialogue Lead Famous Quotation (Quote Lead) Riddle LeadShocking Statement LeadQuestion LeadVivid Visualization Lead

ACTION LEAD

• Start with an action that drops you right into the middle of a

situation:Example:

The ice began to crack all around him, like little spider veins spreading out from his skate. If he moved, even an

inch, he would plunge into the icy lake.

ANECDOTEA short story within an A short story within an introduction to make the introduction to make the point clear. point clear.

Example:Example:Sally got out of bed, and looked at Sally got out of bed, and looked at the alarm clock. She was running the alarm clock. She was running late! She would have to hurry to late! She would have to hurry to catch the bus. This was one of catch the bus. This was one of those days that she was glad that those days that she was glad that her school had a uniform policy…her school had a uniform policy…she wouldnshe wouldn’’t have to waste much t have to waste much time picking out an outfit.time picking out an outfit.

CHARACTER “THOUGHT-SHOT”• Describe what a character is

thinking about.

Example:

I had no idea what I was going to tell my parents when I got home. How do you tell someone that their car had been stolen the very first time they lent it to you? My mind was in turmoil, and I felt as if a stone was

pushing me down into the depths of the sea.