A Writer's Handbook

This sentence will make or break your paper in a reader’s mind.  If you do not make it interesting enough for a reader to “want” to read it, he or she won’t!

• Interesting or surprising fact – not a boring everyday fact that everyone knows; something quirky or interesting, and something that might even startle the reader to know
• Anecdote – tell a short story to set a mental picture in a reader’s mind
• Emotion – if relevant to your subject, a sad or humorous story can help your argument
• Relevant quote – a saying or short blurb from a known source (NOT a support quote for your body paragraphs)
• Ask a question – interest the reader with an intriguing idea that he or she wants to find the answer to, but not a silly rhetorical question