Thursday, October 2, 2014

Strong Introductions


Good Morning!

Let's read.


Today we're going to be looking at the first sentences of personal statements, or what's commonly known as the "hook."




Let's take a look at some example opening statements:



Your turn:

  1. Open your own draft and review your first paragraph.
  2. Keeping your overall purpose in mind, take five minutes to brainstorm 4 or 5 different opening sentences. Don't worry about quality. Just experiment with different ways you can get your reader's attention.
  3. I'll let you know the next step when we get there.

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