Q Introductions: Review & Expand Review of intro techniques from the last essay: Provide a short amusing or interesting real-life story or interesting example that is relevant to the topic. Provide a summary, background information, and/or history on the topic. Use a thought-provoking quote from the text. More introductory techniques: State the problem that will be analyzed/solved. Connect with your topic to a familiar experience you think the reader might have had. State a misconception and then correct it. Use a striking fact or statistic. Understanding the techniques 4-7: Directions: First, review questions 4-7 below. Then, I’m going to put you into groups. Each group will have one question. Your job as a group is to think of an example that you can use for that intro hook technique. The topic of your pretend essay is “the problem of wildfires in California.” Post your ideas to the Google Jamboard. State the problem: Group 1 What does it mean to state the problem? If your essay were about the problem of wildfires in California, how could you state the problem as an intro hook? Work on ideas with your classmates. Familiar experiences: Group 2 What does it mean to connect to a familiar experience? If your essay were about the problem of wildfires in California, what familiar experience could you use? Work on ideas with your classmates. Misconceptions: Group 3 What does it mean to begin with a misconception? b. If your essay were about the problem of wildfires in California, how could you use a misconception(s) as an intro hook? Work on ideas with your classmates. Striking fact/Stat: Group 4 What does it mean to begin with a striking fact or statistic? b. If your essay were about the problem of wildfires in California, how could you use a striking fact or stat in the intro? Work on ideas with your classmates. Decide on your hook: Which intro hook or mix of intro hooks do you think will work best for your WA3? Any of the options in A or B are excellent. Intro Recipe: Hook: Transition: Thesis: