Introductions
Paraphrase
(v.) To restate in other words; (n.)A statement that presents a given idea in new language
Your thesis statement should have how many supporting points?
3
Hook
A catchy first sentence to grab the reader's interest.
Rhetorical question
A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
Ancedote
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Anecdote
A type of hook that tells a story or describes what something is like in vivid detail.
A type of hook that uses starts with a funny story is called this.
Anecdotal
A hook is used to do this.
Engage the reader
an example of a bold statement
Every person sitting in this room has told a lie at some point in time.
Thesis
Focus statement of an essay; contains the topic and blueprint (and opinion, when used in an argumentative essay)
Summarize
Give a brief statement of the main points of (something).
an example of an anecdote
Imagine a gloomy somber prison, but instead of hardened criminals, the inmates are young, misguided youth.
Background
Information provided so your reader understands your topic
an example of starting an essay with a fact
Over 400 black males between the ages of 16 and 18 are put into juvenile detention centers every hour.
Quote
Repeat or copy out (a group of words from a text or speech), typically with an indication that one is not the original author or speaker.
A fact
Starting an essay with a startling fact can catch the reader's interest.
A bold statement
Starting an essay with a very strong statement that catches the reader's interest.
This advice for writing opening paragraphs starts the essay or report with the basic evidence you have to offer.
State the key facts.
example of starting with a rhetorical question
The average student spends an enormous amount of time studying for tests. Is it really worth it?
Hook
The first sentence or question in an essay that is designed to grab the reader's attention
Concluding sentence
The last sentence in a body paragraph. It is all commentary, does not repeat key words, and gives a finished feeling to the paragraph.
Cite evidence
To quote or mention a piece of information by referring directly to the story. You can quote the information then paraphrase it or simply summarize it but making sure that it's written in your own words.
A rhetorical question
Using a question to start off an essay can be effective if you make it a good, interesting question.
You might open your essay with a hook that has a conversation between people. This is called what?
Using dialogue
A quotation
Words taken from a text or speech
Which of the following is not a hint for writing an introduction?
You should never open with a contradiction.
An anecdote is
a short story.
Where does the thesis go in the essay?
at the end of the introduction
sentence 1
attention grabber; general; introduce topic of the thesis
Introductions should always
be planned and crafted carefully.
Which of the following introduction techniques involves beginning with a general topic that includes your specific topic?
broad-to-narrow.
Your introduction should grab the reader's attention and ______.
build up to or lead in to the thesis statement
The introduction tells the reader what the essay will cover without _______.
detailing or discussing specific items
An introduction may do all of the following except
give detailed support for your thesis.
sentence 2
information-adding sentence; adds information about grabber
The first paragraph of the essay is usually the ______.
introduction
Writers generally use the introduction to _______.
lead up to their thesis statement
Your introduction should not
list every point to be covered in more detail later.
sentence 3
pivot sentence; pivots/turns the reader toward the thesis; first sentence to hint about the thesis; use key word from thesis
The most important purpose of the introduction is to
present your thesis.
sentence 4
set-up sentence; lead-in sentence, leads reader directly to the thesis; connects the topic or idea of the grabber to the point made by thesis
A type of hook that uses numbers as specific facts is this type.
statistical
Information needed for the reader to understand your thesis should be included in ____.
the introduction
sentence 5
thesis; everything written in introduction should lead directly to this idea; whole point of paper
This advice for writing opening paragraphs works well in personal essays.
use a narrative or anecdote
When opening with a quotation it is important to do all of the following except
use a quote from a famous person, not someone you know.
Which is not an effective tool to use in an introduction?
use many question marks and exclamation marks
When using an anecdotal introduction, it is important to do all of the following except
use quotations
What might you state in the last sentence of the introduction of an illustration essay?
your main point