You have previously written ideas about two helper topics in your Compare and Contrast Organizer. Now you will use your ideas fr
om the organizer (and tips from this lesson) to write the introduction to your compare and contrast article. In your introduction, remember to include: Hook: use a thought-provoking question or a surprising fact Important information about your two topics Thesis statement: your idea that answers the question: Are my two helpers similar, different, or are they both similar and different? In what general way do they compare and/or contrast? A thesis: states your specific idea about the topic in one sentence can be supported with valid evidence such as facts, expert testimony, and research does not include feelings or emotions is written in the third person point of view (do not use the pronoun “I” or the phrase “I think”) Write four or more complete sentences Write in formal style using the third person point of view. Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Save your work to your computer or drive. Submit your work in 02.06 Introduce Your Ideas.
So what would be the question you are asking? if you're asking how to hook a reader in your intro start with an onomatopoeia or something like: On a dark and stormy night Elle Mist sat in the corner of her room crying wondering when her parents would come home.
I think it is a good way to start off because it shows the dedication she has to her fathers restaurant, and it explains the restaurant is in a hot spot in New York!