CLOSING TIME:
CONSIDERING
CONCLUSIONS AND
INSPECTING THE
INTRODUCTIONS
English 101 Honors Writer’s Workshop Fall 2013
Let’s start at the very
beginning of your
introduction—a very good
place to start. What is the
FIRST thing that you
introduction paragraph must
have?
Hook, Line, and Sinker….
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Hooks that make Mrs. Sullivan want to read more...
 Statistical
Opening
(using numbers or percentages relevant to topic)
In 1982, ten thousand
humans beings died
of starvation. Millions
of thoughtless overfed
people did nothing
about it. This
shouldn’t happen in
today’s world. Man
must develop a
concern for his fellow
man.
Hook, Line, and Sinker….

Hooks that make Mrs. Sullivan want to read more...
 Leading Questions (using 3 questions min. that aren’t answered in
body of paper)
Hook, Line, and Sinker….

Hooks that make Mrs. Sullivan want to read more...
 Allusion (referencing some famous literary work, event in history, or
piece of art.)
Two thousand years
ago, Jesus told how
three men walked past
a robbed and bleeding
traveler and how only
the fourth, a Samaritan,
had enough humanity
to pause and help the
sufferer. There are not
enough “Samaritans” in
this modern world. Man
must develop a concern
for his fellow man.
Hook, Line, and Sinker….

Hooks that make Mrs. Sullivan want to read more...
 Descriptive Opening(use more than the five senses who you see,
When walking through any village in
smell, hear, taste, or touch!)
America one may discover on at least one
end of the town the dirty, neglected,
overcrowded tenements or hovels where
the poor abide. In leaky roofed shacks with
torn, dingy shreds of wall paper hanging
from water stained walls, the beaten,
helpless children huddle with pinched and
hungry faces around the evening’s scanty
offerings. It is ironic that modern man has
developed his technology to the point
where he could relieve virtually all of such
unnecessary suffering, but has not
developed his social conscience to the
point that he is moved to do so. Man must
develop a concern for his fellow man.
Hook, Line, and Sinker….

Hooks that make Mrs. Sullivan want to read more...
 Conversation(using 3 questions min. that aren’t answered in body of
paper)
A French peasant came begging to the door of
Marie Antoinette, the bride of Louis XVI.
“And what does he want?” demanded the queen.
“Your Highness, the man is hungry,” replied a
courtier.
“Well, then let him eat bread.”
“Your Highness, he has no bread.”
“Then let him eat cake, and the haughty queen
turned thoughtlessly to her own pursuits
According to the story, a month later the queen was
dead. She was guillotined by the French people
because she did not have enough social
conscience to feed a hungry man. Many people in
the modern world are turning from the needy of
today fully as callously as Marie Antoinette turned
from the French Peasant. Modern man must
develop a concern for his fellow man.
Ok, so I’ve got my hook…now what?

The remainder of your alphabet entry should look
like this triangle:

Hook

Transition

General Discussion about topic

Transition into thesis

Directional, NOT destination thesis
IN THE NAME OF SHARING!
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…
 Evaluation
of the V.I.P. status of your essay’s subject
These amazing,
controversial
photographs of the
comet will continue
to be the subject of
debate because,
according to some
scientists, they yield
the most important
clues yet revealed
about the origins of
the universe.
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…
 Statement
of essay’s broader
implications
Since the studies
of feline
leukemia may
someday play a
role in the
discovery of a
cure for AIDS in
human beings,
the experiments,
as expensive as
they are, must
continue.
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…
 Call
your audience to action
The fate of World War II
hero, Raoul Wallenberg, is
still unknown. Although
Congress has awarded
him honorary citizenship,
such a tribute is not
enough. People must
write their congressional
representatives today to
voice their demand that
they investigate his
disappearance or
produce proof of his
death. No hero deserves
less.
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…
 Warning based on essay’s thesis.
Understanding the
politics that led up to
Hiroshima is essential for
all Americans—indeed,
for the entire world’s
people. Without such
knowledge, the frightful
possibility exists that
somewhere, sometime,
someone may drop the
bomb again.
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…

Witticism that emphasizes or sums up the point of the essay
No one said dieting
was easy. However,
for some people who
have surrendered,
the cliché, “half a
loaf is better than
none” has taken on a
new meaning.
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…

Given the horrific
Quotation, story, or joke that emphasizes
conditions in which
or sumps up the point of the essay.
cows are kept, to the
even more terrifyingly
painful end endured
when they are
murdered, it is
essential for all
Americans to adapt
to a more humane,
vegetarian diet,
acknowledging that
the kind of cheese
that is not their
cheese is “nacho
cheese.”
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…
 Image or
description that lends finality to the essay
As the last of the Big Screen’s
giant ants are incinerated by
the army scientist, one can
almost hear the movie
audiences of the 1950’s
breathing a collective sigh of
relief, secure in the knowledge
that once again, the threat of
nuclear radiation has been
vanquished by the efforts of
the U.S. Military.
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…
 Rhetorical
question that makes the readers
think about the essay’s main point.
No one wants to see
hostages put into
danger. However,
what nation can afford
to let terrorists know
that they can get
away with murder?
Considering the Clincher….

Clinchers that make Mrs. Sullivan go hmm…
 Forecast
based on essay’s thesis
Soap operas will
continue to be
popular not only
because they distract
people from daily
chores, but also
because they present
life as people want it
to be: fast paced,
glamorous, and full of
exciting characters.
IN THE NAME OF SHARING!