Argumentative Writing
Introductory Paragraph
In an argumentative essay, you will be writing an intro paragraph, multiple body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. The next few videos will focus only on the intro paragraph, which is made up of a hook, a summary of the topic, and a claim.
Argumentative Essays
The Introductory Paragraph
The Body Paragraphs
The Conclusion Paragraph
The Hook
This video shares five options for writing a strong hook to grab the reader’s attention and allude to the topic. The Creating Hooks Activity is explained.
For this lesson, you will need:
- Hook Posters
- Creating Hooks Activity
The Summary
This video walks you through two activities that will help you connect your summary to your hook.
- Connecting Hooks to Summaries Activity
- Practice Writing Summaries Activity
The Claim
This video is all about claims, which are the last sentence in an intro paragraph for an argumentative essay. A Claim Sort Activity is explained to help you practice identifying strong claims.
- Claim Strips
- Claim Sort Graphic Organizer
Practice with the Introductory Paragraph
It's time to take everything you’ve learned about the intro paragraph (hooks, summaries, and claims) and put it all together.
For this lesson, you will need:
- Identifying Parts of an Introductory Paragraph
- Introductory Paragraph Practice
