1. I can evaluate effective hooks and
closings and identify what makes them
complete. I can create a closing on my own by
using words or phrases from the hook to
make it complete.
2. Five Ways to Begin an
Essay
Onomatopoeia
Question
Dialogue
Use a quotation
Restate the prompt
3. Onomatopoeia Example
Hook- Click, click! That is the sound I heard as I was
walking down the sidewalk in front of my house.
Suddenly I found a penny that I will always cherish.
Conclusion- I think of that penny often when I am
walking on my sidewalk. It was a discarded
penny, but now you know why it is a cherished coin.
4. Question Hook
Have you ever found something really interesting?
This is the story about a time I found something that
changed my life.
Turn and Talk to your Table and discuss a good two
sentence conclusion.
5. Question Hook
Have you ever found something really interesting?
This is the story about a time I found something that
changed my life.
(Example Ending)
Clink, clink. That is the sound of that penny going
into my bank. That penny changed my life and I will
keep it forever!
6. Now it’s your turn!
“Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you’ll have
good luck.” That penny on the sidewalk was the
start of a crazy day for me.
Turn and Talk to your shoulder partner and create a
two sentence conclusion.
7. And Again!
One day I was walking down the sidewalk and
found something really interesting. I couldn’t believe
my eyes!
Now create a two sentence conclusion on your own.
8. Titles
I can create a title that represents the main idea of
my composition.
9. 5 Different Ways to
Write a Title
Alliteration
One-Word
Mysterious
Descriptive
Time or Place
10. Alliteration
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? By Eric
Carle
“The Terrible Twisted Tooth” by Zach
Write your own alliterative title.
11. One-Word Title
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
“Gorilla” by A.J.
Write your Own!
12. Mysterious Titles
Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis
“The Day Was Totally Lost” by Jacqueline
Write your Own!
13. Descriptive Title
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K.
Rowling
“My First Ride on a Horse” by Emma
Write your own!
14. Time or Place
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
“Up in the Treehouse” by Ethan
Write your own!