Piece It Out (2 of 4)

Drafting Phase I – Laying out the pieces (Introduction: hook and thesis)

Click on the descriptions in the Sentences column to see an explanation of the information that belongs in the table and to see an example of how to construct the sentence.

Paragraph	Part	Sentences (Write a complete sentence for each essay part)	Types of Evidence	Source:(author’s last name page #)
Introduction: [Main discovery question]	Hook	Description: The first sentence of the presentation, which is meant to pull in the audience. Example: To be obsessed with mortality or not to be, is not in question at all Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Hamlet is like a rejected lover who carries photographs and letters of the woman who scorns him; he is obsessed with a mistress who will leave him in the dust, the lady Death.	none	none
	Thesis	Description: The overall point of the essay, proven by the evidence and support. Example: Shakespeare’s Hamlet revolves around the Latin concept of memento mori, or the remembrance of mortality, which is seen in the symbols and events of the play, as well as the motivations of the main character.	---	---

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