Most people remember the "smart kid" from school; everything seemed to come easily to that person. In fact, many people think that being a successful student is simply a matter of a person's natural intelligence. Research shows, however, that there are actually multiple ways that students can improve study and time management skills that will benefit their grades and overall academic success. Academic success is actually earned through hard work and good study strategies. In this introductory paragraph, the writer uses a compelling story to which others can relate to hook the reader. The writer's thesis statement is underlined.

Develop an effective hook for the same introduction and thesis statement using a different technique, such as "surprising facts," "humor," a "pop culture reference," or a "thought-provoking definition." Be sure to include the thesis statement from the passage in your paragraph.

Will mark as brainliest excerpt from the christmas carol: use this information to deepen your understanding of the character. oh! but he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. the cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. a frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. he carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw it one degree at christmas. race: use this organizational method to guide your writing- r – restate the prompt a – answer the prompt/questions c – cite evidence e – explain the evidence write your response here:

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers

Dogs make wonderful pets because they us stay happy and healthy. the topic sentence is "dogs make wonderful pets." , is this correct? i keep doubting myself.