Helpful tips
Introduction- This should be catchy, interesting, and a reflection of you as a speaker! You want to arouse your audiences curiosity.
- Hook- interesting or emotional comment used to catch reader’s attention
- General Comments- interesting background information (define key terms)
- Thesis Statement- specific topic of the essay/explains ideas of the body paragraphs
Conclusion- The reader should see the importance of your essay, and finish thinking about what you have said.
- Ideas of thesis statement- use different words than those in the introduction
- Comments- may include a summary of the main ideas, an evaluation of other ideas, and/or the writer’s opinion
- Final statement- a final thought that ties up the topic
