Plan, draft, revise, peer-edit, rehearse, and present a 4-6 paragraph literary essay with embedded quotation
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~9 min eng.g5.s.ex_19

Intro Paragraph Draft

Prompt

Draft YOUR introduction paragraph: HOOK (question/image/claim) + CONTEXT (1 sentence with appositive identifying author or text) + THESIS-ABOUT-TEXT (from lesson 3). 4-6 sentences. Include BOTH commas around appositive.

M-5-S-EX-19 Illustration
Reference image of intro paragraph with hook highlighted yellow, context with appositive highlighted orange (both commas

Reference image of intro paragraph with hook highlighted yellow, context with appositive highlighted orange (both commas circled), thesis underlined green. Print-ready 8.5x11.

How it's presented
mode handwriting paper single line g5
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. 3 moves present (hook / context / thesis)
  2. Appositive with BOTH commas
  3. 4-6 sentences
Hints
  1. Hook: question, vivid image, or surprising claim.
  2. Appositive: removable extra info about author or text.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Drops second comma after appositive
  • Hook is plot summary