ESSAY
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU JUST WON $10,000,000!
• WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ALL YOUR MONEY?
• CREATE A LIST OF ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR
MONEY ON. (AT LEAST 20 THINGS!)
EXAMPLE
• PAY OFF STUDENT LOANS
START A RESTAURANT
GO TO CULINARY SCHOOL
• PAY OFF HOUSE LOAN
SEND KIDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS
BUY A VACATION HOME
• BUY CLOTHES/SHOES
GO TO NEW YORK CITY
FLIP HOUSES
• BUY COMPUTER
DONATE MONEY TO BUILD A YOUTH CENTER IN MT. GILEAD
• GO TO PARIS
BUY A BOAT
• GIVE MONEY TO FAMILY
BUILD A NEW HOUSE
• BUY A JEEP
SAVE MONEY FOR CHILDREN
• PAY OFF OTHER CARS
BUY A GAME SYSTEM
TAKE CLASSES ON DIFFERENT STUFF
TAKE YOUR LIST OF 20 ITEMS AND PUT THEM INTO
CATEGORIES.
BILLS
VACATIONS
• HOUSE LOAN
• BUY A JEEP
• STUDENT LOANS
• GO TO NEW YORK
• CARS LOANS
• GO TO PARIS
• BUILD NEW HOUSE
• VACATION HOME
• CHILDREN’S EDUCATION
• BUY A BOAT
FUTURE PLANS
INVESTMENTS/DONATIONS
• FLIP HOUSES
• GIVE MONEY TO FAMILY
• START A RESTAURANT
• SAVE MONEY FOR CHILDREN
• GO TO CULINARY SCHOOL
• BUILD YOUTH CENTER IN MG
• TAKE CLASSES ON DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
CREATE A THESIS STATEMENT
• YOUR THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE:
• ALL OF YOUR CATEGORIES (NOT YOUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS)
• YOUR THESIS STATEMENT IS A SINGLE SENTENCE THAT EXPLICITLY TELLS YOUR READER WHAT
YOUR ESSAY WILL ACCOMPLISH.
• SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENT:
• FROM THE WINNINGS I EARNED IN THE LOTTERY, I WILL SPEND MY 10 MILLION DOLLARS ON BILLS,
VACATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT AND INVESTMENTS/DONATIONS.
BODY PARAGRAPHS
• SHOULD START WITH THE TOPIC SENTENCE.
• EVERYTHING IN YOUR PARAGRAPH HAS TO BE UNDER THE CATEGORY THAT’S IN THE TOPIC
SENTENCE.
• SHOULD INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT IS ON YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
• BE CREATIVE IN YOUR SENTENCES.
• STICK TO THE TOPIC!!
NOT AN EXAMPLE…
• FIRST I WOULD PAY OFF BILLS. I WOULD PAY OFF THE HOUSE LOAN. I WOULD PAY OFF MY
CAR LOANS. I WOULD BUILD A NEW HOUSE. I WOULD PAY FOR MY CHILDREN’S EDUCATION.
EXAMPLE
• THE FIRST WAY I WOULD SPEND MONEY WOULD BE TO PAY OFF ALL MY BILLS. I HATE HAVING
BILLS. THEY ARE A BURDEN. I WISH TO HAVE A LIFE FREE OF BILLS BUT I HAVE SO MANY
HANGING OVER MY HEAD. I WOULD PAY OFF MY STUDENT LOANS SO IF I WANTED TO GO
BACK TO SCHOOL, I COULD DEBT FREE. I WOULD PAY OFF MY CURRENT HOUSE LOAN AND
THEN DEMOLISH IT AND BUILD A BRAND NEW HOUSE. I WOULD PAY OFF ALL OUR CAR LOANS
AND KEEP THOSE CARS. I WOULD GO RIGHT OUT AND BUY A FOUR-DOOR RAG TOP JEEP,
FULLY LOADED. I WOULD THEN PICK A SCHOOL FOR MY CHILDREN TO GO TO AND PAY ALL
THEIR TUITION UP FRONT SO I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE.
WRITING A HOOK SENTENCE
WHAT IS A HOOK SENTENCES AND WHAT DOES IT
DO?
• A HOOK SENTENCE IS THAT JUICY STRING OF WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE FIRST SENTENCE
(OR TWO) OF YOUR WRITING PROJECT
• THE WORDS THAT GRAB YOUR READERS’ ATTENTION AND DON’T LET GO.
• GOOD HOOK SENTENCES SAY, “DROP EVERYTHING YOU’RE DOING AND READ ME RIGHT
NOW,” WITHOUT ACTUALLY COMING OUT AND JUST SAYING THAT.
WHAT IS A HOOK SENTENCES AND WHAT DOES IT
DO?
• A HOOK SENTENCE IS THAT JUICY STRING OF WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE FIRST SENTENCE
(OR TWO) OF YOUR WRITING PROJECT
• THE WORDS THAT GRAB YOUR READERS’ ATTENTION AND DON’T LET GO.
• GOOD HOOK SENTENCES SAY, “DROP EVERYTHING YOU’RE DOING AND READ ME RIGHT
NOW,” WITHOUT ACTUALLY COMING OUT AND JUST SAYING THAT.
FOUR SIMPLE STEPS TO WRITE A HOOK SENTENCE
• STEP 1: IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE
• ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:
• WHO IS MY AUDIENCE?
• STEP 2: IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE OF YOUR
WRITING
• ANSWER THESE TWO QUESTIONS:
• DO I HAVE TO CAPTIVE AUDIENCE?
• HOW DO I WANT MY AUDIENCE TO FEEL?
• WHAT MATTERS TO MY AUDIENCE?
• WHAT DO I WANT MY AUDIENCE TO TAKE
AWAY?
FOUR SIMPLE STEPS TO WRITE A HOOK SENTENCE
CONTINUED…
STEP 3: CHOOSE YOUR HOOK WISELY
STEP 4: CRAFT YOUR HOOK
CONCLUSION
• A CONCLUSION THAT DOES NOT SIMPLY RESTATE THE THESIS, BUT READDRESSES IT IN LIGHT
OF THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED.
• DO NOT INTRODUCE ANY NEW INFORMATION
• SUM UP “YOUR FINDINGS”