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Interesting Introductions

Interesting Introductions. Using: Grabbers , Hooks, Leads. Use an interesting introduction with a grabber, hook, lead:. 1. Never say “ Hello….blah blah ” or “ This essay will be about… ” THAT IS BORING!

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Interesting Introductions

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  1. Interesting Introductions • Using: Grabbers, Hooks, Leads

  2. Use an interesting introduction with a grabber, hook, lead: 1. Never say “Hello….blah blah” or “This essay will be about…” THAT IS BORING! 2. You never get a second chance to make a first impression! Ten techniques we will learn about: Action Lead Anecdote Character “Thought-shot” Definition Lead Dialogue Lead Famous Quotation (Quote Lead) Riddle Lead Shocking Statement Lead Question Lead Vivid Visualization Lead

  3. RIDDLE LEAD • Get your reader’s attention with a challenging thought. Example: What’s plain, and boring? What makes all students in a school building look the same and lose their individuality? If you guessed UNIFORMS, you’re correct!

  4. SHOCKING STATEMENTS Provides statistics or facts that startle readers to pull them into your story. Example: Can you believe that over 90% of students polled at our school are dissatisfied with school lunch, but only 5% are willing to pack theirown lunches?

  5. QUESTION LEAD • Ask a question or a series of questions to draw your reader into your paper. Example: Have you ever wished for a pot of gold? What if you truly found one? Would it change your life? Well…

  6. VIVID VISUALIZATION LEAD • Give sensory details (five senses) to help your reader visualize (see), the scene in their “mind’s eye”. Example: The peeling paint and sagging roof made the cottage look sad and forgotten. A broken, old gray fence, with missing boards like missing teeth, made a chill creep up one’s spine. Surely, no one could live here!

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