Part A: Who will you be?
Step 1: Imagine yourself famous
It’s fifteen years in the future and you are widely famous. Take a moment to imagine this. What
are you famous for? What have you done with your life? What do you do for a living?
Ideas: movie stars, iconic athlete, fashion guru, Pulitzer prize winning writer, President (the age
limit has been waived), evil genius, world leader, infamous blogger, wealthy business owner,
philanthropist, civil right leader, famous inventor, Nobel laureate, environmental activist,
epidemic curing scientists….
I am famous for
Step 2: Describe your famous self
What traits did you need to become so famous? What were you good at? What excellent
qualities did/do you possess? You need three traits.
For example
 Ms. Story is a famous writer because she is intelligent, hard-working and imaginative.
 Ms. Gill is a wealthy business owner because she is good with money, well educated,
and determined.
 Mr. Winters is a famous scientist because he is logical, well connected, and collects
wonderful data.
 Mr. Verba is a fashion guru because has amazing color sense, keen eye for textures, and
a fabulous understanding of shape and form.
 Ms. Teets became the President because she was tough, savvy and calm in a crisis.
Possible ideas: coordinated, well-educated, popular, helpful, musical, artistic, scientific, mathematical, dexterous, systematic,
entertaining, mechanically- mind, compassionate, insightful, empathetic, fair, artistic, warm, calm, serene, composed, gentle,
mild pleasant, charming, delightful, jovial, cheerful, jolly, hearty, serious, matured, natural; impressionable, impassionate,
spirited, excitable, imperturbable, staid, grave, sedate, demure, resigned, playful, unaffected; affected, quick, ferocious, acute,
cutting, incisive, fiery, hysterical, impetuous, heady, hot, sentimental, mettlesome, mercurial, restless, boisterous, impulsive,
volcanic, stoical, morose, gloomy, moody, melancholic, sharp, caustic, cheerless, pensive, flashy, nervous, hot-headed,
emotionally stable, fussy, impulsive, cynical, sophisticated, mature, able, clever, brilliant, sagacious, inventive, shrewd, sharp,
talented, ingenious, versatile; smart, sensible, crafty, subtle, intriguing, thoughtful, imaginative, systematic ,enterprising, brilliant,
shrewd, superficial, masterly, businesslike, methodical, able, orderly, serious, amusing, refined, cultured, resolute,
strong- minded, interesting, animated, smiling, jocular, mirthful, humorous, uninteresting, glib, pedantic, quaint, fearless
Your name:
is famous because:
Reason 1:
Reason 2:
Reason 3:
Look above. You have already created your thesis statement.
Thesis statement:
Part B: Hooks and Topic Sentences
Step 1: Hooks
You’ve written hooks before- now you need to write one that will get people reading an essay about
why you are famous.
Types of hooks: Figurative language, series of bold statements, questions, quote, description of
topic
Write a good strong hook for your paper. Remember, if you hook isn’t interesting, you will
have to do it again.
Homework: Type up your introduction. Remember, your introduction needs a
hook, bridge and your thesis.
Step 2: Topic sentences
You won’t be writing your body paragraphs right away, but it’s helpful to figure out your topic
sentences before moving on. This will make your writing easier when are working on your five
paragraphs.
Example
Thesis: Ms. Story is a famous writer because she is intelligent, hard-working and
imaginative.
Topic sentence 1: To begin, Ms. Story is a celebrated author because she is intelligent.
Each topic sentence needs a transition word!!!
First Paragraph: At first, To begin, First, First of all, First off, To start
Second Paragraph: Furthermore, Secondly, Additionally, Further, Moreover, In addition
Third Paragraph: Lastly, Finally, Third, As Well
Thesis:
Topic sentence 1:
Topic sentence 2:
Topic sentence 3: