Intro & Conclusion Paragraph Planner

WRITING AN INTRODUCTION

Do a four-sentence ‘HITS’ Intro:

|H |Hook Sentence |Get your reader’s attention, say something interesting or shocking to make the reader want to read |
| | |the rest (it has to be relevant!) |
|I |Issues sentence |Explain to the reader what is the topic of your writing. What is important about it? |
|T |Thesis sentence |State your opinion or conclusion about the topic i.e. |
|S |Sub-arguments |State the points you will be making in your paragraphs to prove that your opinion is correct. |
| |sentence | |

YOUR BLANK INTRO PLANNER:

|H |Hook Sentence |………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
| | |…………………………………………………………………… |
|I |Issues sentence |……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………|
| | |………………. |
|T |Thesis sentence | |
|S |Sub-arguments | |
| |sentence | |

YOUR BODY PLANNER

|T |Topic Sentence |