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