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Makes you want to read Makes you want to read more …more …

Do you remember what book starts with Do you remember what book starts with the following ATTENTION getter?the following ATTENTION getter?

““Where’s Papa going with that ax?” Where’s Papa going with that ax?” said Fern to her mother as they said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for were setting the table for breakfast.breakfast.

Answer: Answer: Charlotte’s WebbCharlotte’s Webb by E.B. White by E.B. White

Makes you want to read Makes you want to read more …more …

Do you remember what book starts Do you remember what book starts with the following ATTENTION getter?with the following ATTENTION getter?

There is no camp at Camp There is no camp at Camp Green Lake.Green Lake.

Answer: Answer: HolesHoles by Louis Sachar by Louis Sachar

Makes you want to read more Makes you want to read more ……

Do you remember what book starts Do you remember what book starts with the following ATTENTION getter?with the following ATTENTION getter?

If you were going to give a medal to If you were going to give a medal to the least delightful person on Earth, the least delightful person on Earth, you would have to give that medal to you would have to give that medal to a person named Carmelita Spats, a person named Carmelita Spats, and if you didn’t give it to her, and if you didn’t give it to her, Carmelita Spats was the sort of Carmelita Spats was the sort of person who would snatch it from person who would snatch it from your hands anyway.your hands anyway.

Answer: Answer: The Austere Academy The Austere Academy (Series of (Series of

Unfortunate Events – Book 5)Unfortunate Events – Book 5) by Lemony Snicket by Lemony Snicket

What if you had to write an What if you had to write an attention getter for the attention getter for the following prompt …following prompt … Select a job you can do and write Select a job you can do and write

an essay that persuades an adult an essay that persuades an adult to hire you.to hire you.

You could start with …You could start with … I want to be a baby sitter.I want to be a baby sitter. If you need a baby sitter, hire If you need a baby sitter, hire

me.me. Baby sitting is a fun job.Baby sitting is a fun job.

But that would be But that would be soso

What did you come up with?What did you come up with? Take down that “Help Take down that “Help

Wanted” sign because you Wanted” sign because you just found your new just found your new waitress.waitress.

What did you come up with?What did you come up with?

It’s Friday night, and you and It’s Friday night, and you and your husband want to go out for your husband want to go out for the evening. However, you can’t the evening. However, you can’t just trust anyone to watch your just trust anyone to watch your child.child.

What did you come up with?What did you come up with?

As a teen, not many careers are As a teen, not many careers are yet available to me. However, as yet available to me. However, as companies begin targeting teens companies begin targeting teens more with their products, they more with their products, they will need a teen’s thoughtful will need a teen’s thoughtful perspective, which is something I perspective, which is something I can provide.can provide.

Now you are asked to write an Now you are asked to write an attention getter for your IBP …attention getter for your IBP …

You could start with … You could start with …

DogsongDogsong by Gary Paulsen is an by Gary Paulsen is an adventure book.adventure book.

I chose I chose DogsongDogsong for my for my Independent Book Project.Independent Book Project.

But that would be But that would be soso

boringboring and and wrongwrong!!

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Get the reader’s attention by using …Get the reader’s attention by using … Relevant quote from an outside Relevant quote from an outside

sourcesource Relevant quote from the storyRelevant quote from the story Fact or StatisticFact or Statistic Description of initial response to Description of initial response to

the workthe work Shocking or amusing Shocking or amusing

generalizationgeneralization

AAttention Getterttention Getter Get the reader’s attention by using …Get the reader’s attention by using …

Relevant quote from an outside Relevant quote from an outside sourcesource

    The miracle or the power that The miracle or the power that elevates the few is to be found in elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit.of a brave, determined spirit.These words spoken by Mark Twain These words spoken by Mark Twain capture the spirit of Russell Susskit, capture the spirit of Russell Susskit, the protagonist in Gary Paulsen’s the protagonist in Gary Paulsen’s adventure novel adventure novel Dogsong.Dogsong.

AAttention Getterttention Getter Get the reader’s attention by using …Get the reader’s attention by using …

Relevant quote from the storyRelevant quote from the story““it is time to leave,” Oogruk said it is time to leave,” Oogruk said

simply. It is my time. But there is a simply. It is my time. But there is a thing you must do now to become a thing you must do now to become a man. You must not go home.”man. You must not go home.” With With those words, fourteen-year-old Russel those words, fourteen-year-old Russel Susskit, the main character in Gary Susskit, the main character in Gary Paulsen’s realistic fiction book Paulsen’s realistic fiction book DogsongDogsong, begins his journey. , begins his journey.

AAttention Getterttention Getter Get the reader’s attention by using Get the reader’s attention by using

…… Fact or StatisticFact or Statistic

In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau In 2006, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that about 1.0 percent estimated that about 1.0 percent of the U.S. population was of of the U.S. population was of Eskimo or Alaska Native descent. A Eskimo or Alaska Native descent. A glimpse into the life of an Eskimo glimpse into the life of an Eskimo is depicted in Gary Paulsen’s is depicted in Gary Paulsen’s adventure novel adventure novel DogsongDogsong..

AAttention Getterttention Getter Get the reader’s attention by using Get the reader’s attention by using

……Description of initial response Description of initial response to the workto the work

Upon turning the final page of Upon turning the final page of Gary Paulsen’s adventure novel Gary Paulsen’s adventure novel DogsongDogsong, readers will cheer this , readers will cheer this moving and beautifully moving and beautifully portrayed rite of passage.portrayed rite of passage.

AAttention Getterttention Getter Get the reader’s attention by using Get the reader’s attention by using

……Shocking or amusing Shocking or amusing generalizationgeneralization

Imagine enduring the possibility of Imagine enduring the possibility of frostbite, starvation and frostbite, starvation and hypothermia on a daily basis. These hypothermia on a daily basis. These are the conditions that Russell are the conditions that Russell Susskit, the main character in Gary Susskit, the main character in Gary Paulsen’s realistic fiction book Paulsen’s realistic fiction book DogsongDogsong, has to deal with every , has to deal with every day.day.

NNecessary Informationecessary Information Author’s full name (Gary Paulsen)Author’s full name (Gary Paulsen)

Title of Story (Title of Story (DogsongDogsong))

Setting (small Eskimo village)Setting (small Eskimo village)

Brief plot summary – 2-5 Brief plot summary – 2-5 sentences!sentences!

NNecessary Informationecessary Information

After your Attention Getter, add the After your Attention Getter, add the Necessary Information. You could do Necessary Information. You could do this…this…

The author of The author of DogsongDogsong is Gary is Gary Paulsen. The setting is an Eskimo Paulsen. The setting is an Eskimo village. The story is about a boy village. The story is about a boy and how he wants to write his and how he wants to write his song.song.

But that would be But that would be soso

boringboring and and wrongwrong!!

NNecessary Informationecessary Information

Important tip:Important tip: Answer the Answer the questions but do so in an questions but do so in an interesting way!!interesting way!!Combine short, choppy Combine short, choppy sentences for better flow!sentences for better flow!

NNecessary Informationecessary Information Revised …Revised … Here’s our attention getter, which includes Here’s our attention getter, which includes

some of the Necessary Information (author, some of the Necessary Information (author, book title, name of main character).book title, name of main character).

Imagine enduring the possibility of Imagine enduring the possibility of frostbite, starvation and hypothermia frostbite, starvation and hypothermia on a daily basis. These are the on a daily basis. These are the conditions that Russell Susskit, the conditions that Russell Susskit, the main character in Gary Paulsen’s main character in Gary Paulsen’s realistic fiction book realistic fiction book DogsongDogsong, has to , has to deal with every day. deal with every day.

NNecessary Informationecessary Information Revised …Revised …We could add the following …We could add the following …

Russell lives in a small Eskimo village by the Russell lives in a small Eskimo village by the coast where hunting is a way of life. coast where hunting is a way of life. Russell lives with Oogruk, a wise advisor, Russell lives with Oogruk, a wise advisor, who teaches Russell how to hunt and to who teaches Russell how to hunt and to lead a dogsled team. Oogruk also teaches lead a dogsled team. Oogruk also teaches Russell about a person’s song, which is the Russell about a person’s song, which is the defining moments of a person’s life defining moments of a person’s life constructed into a poem. In Russell’s constructed into a poem. In Russell’s culture, it is customary to go on a northern culture, it is customary to go on a northern journey to prove that you that you can journey to prove that you that you can survive by yourself. Therefore, Russell survive by yourself. Therefore, Russell leaves his hometown with the dogs and leaves his hometown with the dogs and begins his quest to discover and to write begins his quest to discover and to write his song.his song.

NNecessary Informationecessary Information Important Tip: Use the present tense Important Tip: Use the present tense

when summarizing your plot summary.when summarizing your plot summary.

Russell Russell liveslives in a small Eskimo in a small Eskimo village by the coast where hunting village by the coast where hunting is a way of life. Russell is a way of life. Russell lives lives with with Oogruk, a wise advisor, who Oogruk, a wise advisor, who teachesteaches Russell how to hunt and Russell how to hunt and to lead a dogsled team. Oogruk to lead a dogsled team. Oogruk also also teachesteaches Russell about a Russell about a person’s song, which is the person’s song, which is the defining moments of a person’s defining moments of a person’s life constructed into a poem.life constructed into a poem.

TThesishesis Is your character Static or Dynamic?Is your character Static or Dynamic?

This is your judgment of the This is your judgment of the character.character.

You could do this …You could do this …

Russell is a dynamic character.Russell is a dynamic character.

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Revised ….Revised ….

Based on his journey, Russell Based on his journey, Russell goes through a drastic goes through a drastic metamorphosis throughout metamorphosis throughout DogsongDogsong where he evolves into where he evolves into an impressive young man.an impressive young man.

TThesishesis Important TipsImportant Tips: :

Although you are trying to express Although you are trying to express your ideas in an interesting way, you your ideas in an interesting way, you should make certain that you clearly should make certain that you clearly express the idea that your character express the idea that your character either changed (dynamic) or stayed either changed (dynamic) or stayed the same (static) over the course of the same (static) over the course of the novel.the novel.

The thesis is the The thesis is the last sentencelast sentence of your of your Introduction. It’s what you are trying Introduction. It’s what you are trying to prove with your body paragraphs.to prove with your body paragraphs.

Done for now!!!Done for now!!!

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