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Five Ways to Open an Argumentative Essay

Five Ways to Open an Argumentative Essay. (And Hook Your Reader). Directions. Read through the following five strategies and corresponding examples. Then complete the activity on the last slide. Start with misconceptions/rumors about your topic.

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Five Ways to Open an Argumentative Essay

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  1. Five Ways to Open an Argumentative Essay (And Hook Your Reader)

  2. Directions Read through the following five strategies and corresponding examples. Then complete the activity on the last slide.

  3. Start with misconceptions/rumors about your topic Ask a Somers High student who “JhumpaLahiri” is and he/she will probably say “Someone who jumps?” Wrong!

  4. Start with a startling fact/statistic from your research Did you know that $5 worth of gas won’t even get you from Vision Boulevard to Dunkin Donuts?

  5. Start with strong imagery/details that relate to your topic A collared shirt (not tucked in), a thoughtful chuckle, eyes wide open in observation, tan workbootswith shoelaces untied—Langston Hughes was young man on a mission.

  6. Start with a controversial/provocative quotation “The government doesn’t want us to be happy,” Rohan Bartleby said as we sat down for a quick interview.

  7. The “anti”-hook If you are the kind of person who likes gossip, meaningless drivel, superficial possessions, and Tom Brady’s Muggs, then Richard Perkins isn’t a guy you should meet.

  8. Activity • Write a hook using at least three of the strategies for the following thesis: • Oftentimes in life and in literature, when a majority educates a minority, cultural expression is suppressed, resulting in minority students unable to fully connect with either cultural community.

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