Introduction: Attention getter, connecting sentences, thesis

1. Introduction: Attention getter, connecting sentences, thesis Boo! Get the audience’s attention!

2. Pronouns • Avoid them! • Do NOT use I, me, my, our, yours, you, etc. • Remember that your subject is the literature

3. Thesis • One statement (1 sentence) • In a literary analysis, it must include title, author, topic and point(s) made about the topic • Strategy: examine prompt and put it into your own voice and words, be sure to include all elements of the prompt (this keeps focus), write your thesis FIRST! • Thesis goes in the last line of intro

4. Prompt • In an essay, explain how General Zaroff uses the word game.

5. Thesis Statement • In Richard Connell’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, General Zaroff creates an inhumane game to kills humans such as Rainsford, and he plays the game with an unfair advantage, superior attitude over the other players, and pure amusement over killing innocent people.

6. Attention Getter • Get your audience interested in your topic • Strategies: narrative, quote, background information

7. Example Attention Getter Games are intended to be a fun and amusing way to pass time. Often, games are played with friends and family members, so they can spend quality time together.

8. Connecting Sentences • Lead into the thesis • Now bring in elements of the story that relate to attention getter and thesis

9. Connecting Sentences Even though games are meant to be entertaining and exciting for all players, the ruthless General Zaroff takes playing games to a new level where he is the only one participating who is having fun.

10. What does an Introduction look like? • Indent • Attention getter (1-2 +) • Connecting sentences (2-3+) • Thesis (1)

11. Games are intended to be a fun and amusing way to pass time. Often, games are played with friends and family members, so they can spend quality time together. Even though games are meant to be entertaining and exciting for all players, the ruthless General Zaroff takes playing games to a new level where he is the only one participating who is having fun. In Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” General Zaroff creates an inhumane game to kill humans such as Rainsford, and he plays the game with an unfair advantage, superior attitude over the other players, and pure amusement over killing innocent people.