Introductions
What is the purpose of a hook?
To grab the attention of the reader
How should you start a body paragraph?
A topic sentence.
Restate the thesis
What is the smallest prefecture in Japan?
Kagawa
What are the 3 types of hook?
1. question
2. fact or statistic
3. anecdote (personal story)
What should body paragraph 1 be about?
Reason 1 in your thesis
Summarize each body paragraph
What is the only food that can never go bad?
Honey
What comes after the hook?
Transition sentence(s).
The body paragraph "support" includes what 2 parts?
1. Evidence
2. Explanation
How should you end your conclusion?
Final thought
What is the fastest growing plant?
Bamboo
What is the purpose of the transition sentence?
To connect the hook to the thesis
How should you end your body paragraphs?
A transition sentence.
How many sentences of summary should you include?
3 (one for each body paragraph)
How many rings are there in the Olympic game symbol?
Five
Your opinion and three clear reasons why.
What's wrong with this body paragraph:
Pets improve your mental health in a variety of ways. Studies show that people with pets are happier than people without pets. Next I will talk about responsibility.
- Used "studies show..." but did not show where this information came from
- No explanation of evidence
- Transition sentence only includes the next topic not the current topic
What types of "final thoughts" are there?
- Remind the reader why it is important
- Answer a question
- Ask another important question
What Japanese sports brand is actually an acronym (頭字語) for a Latin phrase meaning "a sound mind, in a sound body?
Asics
"Anima Sana In Corpore Sano"