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Intros: Using the inverted triangle where students start with a Hook (1ish sentence), move into context or background (2-5 sentences), and then END in their thesis (1 sentence).

Conclusions: the opposite of introductions. They restate the thesis, hit the high points, and end with a "so what" or a "why we should care" or a call to action.

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Teach intro/body/conclusion

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS!

So much modeling.

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Have students look at strong essays and analyze to identify the elements that make i effective.

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FYI: Our group is made up of 7th and 8th grade Ts

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FYI: Our group is made up of 7th and 8th grade Ts

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Have students act as Cassius from Julius Caesar and write a letter of warning for Caesar to find.

Write a counterargument to the speech you chose to memorize.

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Students write a concluding paragraph for a brief write activity with a partner for the first time, then individually the next time.

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give them structure to "choose a,b, or c" in order to write a hook instead of giving them too much creative freedom

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Students would look at the beginning of a narrative and then add dialogue for the brief write.

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We all use a visual (triangles) to teach intro and conclusion structure. With a co-taught class, narrowing the options for "hooks," for example. Choose a statistic, an anecdote, or a meaningful quote for your hook.

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giving examples and guiding them to organize their essay, instead of telling them to "organize it however they want"

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Introductions and conclusions are the part of writing that is SUPPOSED to be emotionally invested, but we generally give kids writing tasks without authentic audiences, so what's the incentive to be emotionally invested? Authentic audiences --> better intro's and conclusions.

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adopt the big history "philosophy salon" idea and have them write a dialogue between thinkers of different units face problems

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Kids generate an argument or outline to an argument that matters to them as a group and then individual kids write their versions of the intro's or conclusions that would go with that argument / outline

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Have students revise and edit brief writes.

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Intro: We use the inverted triangle where students start with a hook, go into background, and then thesis.

Conclusion: Restate the thesis, connect back to the hook, and add a so what or call to action depending on what the task is.

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Build a physical outline and review for their synthesis essay coming up!