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  • 1. Adding POW to Your Informative & Surprising EssaysSheila Bolduc-Simpson [email protected] ENC 1101 Composition I October 15, 2013

2. Objectives By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: identify 8 ways to open your argument essays with a POW 3. #1 The Surprise Attack Use a startling remark orstatistic. 4. Startling Remark Get Carded: And Not For Your Beer I once saw an episode of Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) where a woman harvested organs from dead bodies in order to grind them and drink their juices. Morbid and farfetched thoughts such as these plague minds when making the decision to sign up to be an organ donor. (Comp 2 Student) 5. Statistics That Wake Up Your Reader There are 700,000 different kinds of known insects, 2700 species of mosquitoes, 90,000 flies, 30,000 ticks (actually eight-legged fellows related to spiders), 1800 fleas, 3500 cockroaches, and one really loathsome kind of bedbug. For each one of us, there are 200 million of them, which sifts out to about 300 pounds of bugs per person. The biomass of the ants alone weighs more than all humans put together. It gives pause. (Bugz Steve Chapple) 6. #2 The Quote that Stokes Use a quotation that is not aclich or one that is not boring.. 7. Quote Comp 2 Example Dear Mr. Barkley,I am not a role model. I am an athlete. I do not get paid to raise your children. I get paid to dunk a basketball (coolquotes.com). Sound familiar? I read this quote of yours while I was perusing the internet last night and I was so appalled by your words, I forced myself to write this letter to you to express my dissatisfaction with your actions. How can you say such a thing on national television? Hundreds of millions of people pay money to watch you, a countless number of them being easily influenced young children, and you have the audacity to say that athletes should 8. #3 The Anecdote or Scene Tell an anecdote or describe ascene. 9. Anecdote Comp 2 Example On your mark, get set, go! Standing at the start line was an adrenalin rush. My heart began to race with what felt like hundreds of centipedes sprinting in my stomach. It was the first track meet of my college career. The bleachers were crammed with hundreds of spectators, reporters, and even ESPN cameras poised to capture the 100 meter sprint. My family had all come to watch ME. I knew there were 7 other lanes filled, but at that moment, I was the only competitor on the line. The gun went off. No, my alarm went off. It was 6:15 a.m. and it was time for me to get ready for school. With my talent, this dream would have become a reality. I am not currently attending college on a running scholarship, but I am in college. Even after having a baby at 17, I was determined to further my education, and here I am! Teenage mothers like me should consider furthering their education for the future of their 10. #4 The Paradox Open with a paradox (a statement that, while true, seems to contradict itself. 11. Paradox Example from Literature "There was only one catch and that was Catch22, which specified that concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to." (Joseph Heller, Catch-22) 12. #5 The Human Definition Define an important term or concept. Dont use a dictionary definition that will boreyour reader. Be creative and descriptive. 13. #6 Use Visual Text 14. Visual Text Comp 2 Example Whatever Happened to Baby Gene?There once was a young baby Who lived in a tube There were so many scientists It didnt know what to do (Alejandro Oquendo) 15. Visual Text Comp 2 Example 2 Dangerous BeautiesIt is said that beautiful hands start with beautiful nails. I love to have my hands looking good and to me that means having my nails professionally done. My personal favorite is acrylic nails, but does this procedure come without risks? 16. Visual and Audio Comp 2 Example Are We Becoming Too Smart for Our Own Good? Gattaca If someone were to tell you that you could create a highly intelligent, abnormally healthy, beautiful child, you would almost be a fool not to do so, right? So whats the catch? Although altering human genetics in the birthing process can be beneficial, do the cons outweigh the pros as technology advances? 17. Final Thoughts