Instructions 121 Please grab an intro paragraph checklist

Instructions 12/1 • Please grab an intro paragraph checklist from the front. In a moment you will be receiving your Helen essays. Please do not lose them, as we will work on them and then put them in our writing portfolios.

When writing a hook… • Think of a couple general topics relating to the content of the text(s) • For example, if you were writing a rhetorical analysis essay on what Elie Wiesel’s main argument in Night is, you could write a hook about several different topics: • Injustice in the world • Indifference • What else?

What NOT to write Do not write hooks relating to the topic of writing… “Oftentimes when a writer has a point to make, figurative language is the perfect way to emphasize the point” “Metaphors can be the best device for drawing comparisons” “Emotions are best conveyed using literary techniques”

Brainstorm • What are some of the topics that you could’ve written about for the hook of your Helen essay?

Your Turn • In your notebooks, write down three possible hooks for any of these topics: • Beauty • Love • Bitterness • Ancient Greece • History

Intro Paragraph Instructions 1. Brainstorm general topics for the hook 2. Think of an attention grabbing hook 3. Transition from your hook to a brief summary of the text and introduction of the texts/authors 4. Provide blueprint for essay (what are each of your paragraphs going to be about? ) 5. Write a thesis clearly addressing the prompt

1. Unrivaled beauty can be both a blessing and a curse. It can elevate one’s position in the world, or it can cause great destruction. 2/3. Such was the fate of Helen of Troy, said to be one of the most beautiful women to have ever lived. Edgar Allen Poe’s “To Helen” addresses the positive perks of beauty, as the speaker’s admiration of Helen elevates her to a god-like status through the use of metaphor and allusion. HD’s “Helen” takes a different approach, bashing Helen for the destruction that her beauty caused through the use of imagery and parallel structure. 4. Thus, through the use of figurative language, Poe and HD were able to create opposing effects—a sense of tranquility through the admiration of beauty, and a scathing tone criticizing the overemphasis of beauty. 1. Hook 2/3. Summary & Blueprint 4. Thesis