ESSAY

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU JUST WON $10,000,000!

• WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ALL YOUR MONEY?

• CREATE A LIST OF ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT TO SPEND YOUR MONEY ON. (AT LEAST 20 THINGS!)

EXAMPLE• PAY OFF STUDENT LOANS START A RESTAURANT GO TO CULINARY

SCHOOL

• PAY OFF HOUSE LOAN SEND KIDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS BUY A VACATION HOME

• BUY CLOTHES/SHOES GO TO NEW YORK CITY FLIP HOUSES

• BUY COMPUTER DONATE MONEY TO BUILD A YOUTH CENTER IN MT. GILEAD

• GO TO PARIS BUY A BOAT TAKE CLASSES ON DIFFERENT STUFF

• GIVE MONEY TO FAMILY BUILD A NEW HOUSE

• BUY A JEEP SAVE MONEY FOR CHILDREN

• PAY OFF OTHER CARS BUY A GAME SYSTEM

TAKE YOUR LIST OF 20 ITEMS AND PUT THEM INTO CATEGORIES.

BILLS • HOUSE LOAN

• STUDENT LOANS

• CARS LOANS

• BUILD NEW HOUSE

• CHILDREN’S EDUCATION

VACATIONS • BUY A JEEP

• GO TO NEW YORK

• GO TO PARIS

• VACATION HOME

• BUY A BOAT

FUTURE PLANS• FLIP HOUSES

• START A RESTAURANT

• GO TO CULINARY SCHOOL

• TAKE CLASSES ON DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES

INVESTMENTS/DONATIONS• GIVE MONEY TO FAMILY

• SAVE MONEY FOR CHILDREN

• BUILD YOUTH CENTER IN MG

CREATE A THESIS STATEMENT

• YOUR THESIS STATEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE:

• ALL OF YOUR CATEGORIES (NOT YOUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS)

• YOUR THESIS STATEMENT IS A SINGLE SENTENCE THAT EXPLICITLY TELLS YOUR READER WHAT YOUR ESSAY WILL ACCOMPLISH.

• SAMPLE THESIS STATEMENT:

• FROM THE WINNINGS I EARNED IN THE LOTTERY, I WILL SPEND MY 10 MILLION DOLLARS ON BILLS, VACATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT AND INVESTMENTS/DONATIONS.

BODY PARAGRAPHS

• SHOULD START WITH THE TOPIC SENTENCE.

• EVERYTHING IN YOUR PARAGRAPH HAS TO BE UNDER THE CATEGORY THAT’S IN THE TOPIC SENTENCE.

• SHOULD INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT IS ON YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.

• BE CREATIVE IN YOUR SENTENCES.

• STICK TO THE TOPIC!!

NOT AN EXAMPLE…

• FIRST I WOULD PAY OFF BILLS. I WOULD PAY OFF THE HOUSE LOAN. I WOULD PAY OFF MY CAR LOANS. I WOULD BUILD A NEW HOUSE. I WOULD PAY FOR MY CHILDREN’S EDUCATION.

EXAMPLE

• THE FIRST WAY I WOULD SPEND MONEY WOULD BE TO PAY OFF ALL MY BILLS. I HATE HAVING BILLS. THEY ARE A BURDEN. I WISH TO HAVE A LIFE FREE OF BILLS BUT I HAVE SO MANY HANGING OVER MY HEAD. I WOULD PAY OFF MY STUDENT LOANS SO IF I WANTED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, I COULD DEBT FREE. I WOULD PAY OFF MY CURRENT HOUSE LOAN AND THEN DEMOLISH IT AND BUILD A BRAND NEW HOUSE. I WOULD PAY OFF ALL OUR CAR LOANS AND KEEP THOSE CARS. I WOULD GO RIGHT OUT AND BUY A FOUR-DOOR RAG TOP JEEP, FULLY LOADED. I WOULD THEN PICK A SCHOOL FOR MY CHILDREN TO GO TO AND PAY ALL THEIR TUITION UP FRONT SO I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE.

WRITING A HOOK SENTENCE

WHAT IS A HOOK SENTENCES AND WHAT DOES IT DO?

• A HOOK SENTENCE IS THAT JUICY STRING OF WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE FIRST SENTENCE (OR TWO) OF YOUR WRITING PROJECT

• THE WORDS THAT GRAB YOUR READERS’ ATTENTION AND DON’T LET GO.

• GOOD HOOK SENTENCES SAY, “DROP EVERYTHING YOU’RE DOING AND READ ME RIGHT NOW,” WITHOUT ACTUALLY COMING OUT AND JUST SAYING THAT.

WHAT IS A HOOK SENTENCES AND WHAT DOES IT DO?

• A HOOK SENTENCE IS THAT JUICY STRING OF WORDS THAT MAKE UP THE FIRST SENTENCE (OR TWO) OF YOUR WRITING PROJECT

• THE WORDS THAT GRAB YOUR READERS’ ATTENTION AND DON’T LET GO.

• GOOD HOOK SENTENCES SAY, “DROP EVERYTHING YOU’RE DOING AND READ ME RIGHT NOW,” WITHOUT ACTUALLY COMING OUT AND JUST SAYING THAT.

FOUR SIMPLE STEPS TO WRITE A HOOK SENTENCE

• STEP 1: IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE

• ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS:

• WHO IS MY AUDIENCE?

• DO I HAVE TO CAPTIVE AUDIENCE?

• WHAT MATTERS TO MY AUDIENCE?

• STEP 2: IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE OF YOUR WRITING

• ANSWER THESE TWO QUESTIONS:

• HOW DO I WANT MY AUDIENCE TO FEEL?

• WHAT DO I WANT MY AUDIENCE TO TAKE AWAY?

FOUR SIMPLE STEPS TO WRITE A HOOK SENTENCE CONTINUED…

STEP 3: CHOOSE YOUR HOOK WISELY

STEP 4: CRAFT YOUR HOOK

CONCLUSION

• A CONCLUSION THAT DOES NOT SIMPLY RESTATE THE THESIS, BUT READDRESSES IT IN LIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED.

• DO NOT INTRODUCE ANY NEW INFORMATION

• SUM UP “YOUR FINDINGS”