A-Day Homework Assigned on 11/8 and due on 11/10

We are continuing to work on your Personal Challenge, Five-Paragraph Essay.

You have the assignment in the HW section of your notebook along with notes specific to each paragraph's structures and requirements.

We are working on the introductory paragraph ONLY. Tonight's homework is the class work we started today. I have included the notes we took in class, as you will need these to be certain that you include all of the required elements in the first paragraph of your essay. This is the foundation paragraph. If you forgot your notes, or you were absent and you are checking this site, please review the notes posted below the following homework assignment.

CLASS WORK THAT BECOMES HOMEWORK
 Write the first draft of your introductory paragraph. (Include all the required elements-See notes below)
 Make your revisions. Tweak it.
 Write a second—much improved—version of your introductory paragraph.

DRAFT FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS
 Double-space your rough draft.
 If you are writing with a pen or pencil, write on every other line of your paper. (Pencil is acceptable for all drafts!)
 If you are using a computer, please DOUBLE SPACE
 Do not write on the back of your paper.
 Bring both copies to class on Thursday.
 Don’t forget to double-space.

ELEMENTS REQUIRED IN THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH OF A FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY
These must appear in the opening paragraph of your paper in the order in which they appear below.

1. HOOK/ATTENTION GRABBER:
• Review notes and models on handout, “Some Ways to Write Introductions.”
• Choose a strategy that will grab the attention of your reader.

2. THESIS STATEMENT:
• This is the controlling idea or steering wheel for your paper.

• It must be written in one sentence and it must include the topic words, specific to the subject of your essay.

• The following subject words must appear in your thesis statement for this essay: Personal Challenge

3. THREE SUBTOPICS:
• These are the topics (ideas) that will help prove/support your thesis statement.

• They are the topic sentence seeds that will grow each of your subsequent—next-- three paragraphs.

4. CLOSING SENTENCE
This is a transition sentence that leads your reader to the next idea