Class today was helpful for our junior research papers. Mr. Rivers talked over a powerpoint with some good tips on how to create an effective introduction paragraph. He first advised us to write our body paragraphs before we draft our introduction. This is so we are able to take ideas from them and put it all together.
- The introduction is where the essay is introduced to your audience.
- The example we used in class was; if we had a new student coming tomorrow, how would you introduce the student to our english class?
-I responded to the promt by saying: I would introduce the person by telling all of our names. I would tell the student how great of an english teacher Mr.Rivers is. We would tell the student our daily activity of logging onto the computer and taking online notes. I would let them know about the american dream because we learned about it in the beginning of the year.
INTRODUCTION MUST HAVES
1. Relevant context- information surrounding our essay such as purpose, intention, background info
2. Relevant content - evidence of your essay such as ideas present
3.Relevant characters- important people, groups
***Never will you include in your introduction ***
-definition
-off topic quote
- rhetorical question
- impossibly broad focus
- sweeping generalization
The most effective way to start your introduction would be to consider the function and purpose of your essay. An opening sentence can be very effective by following the formula of, Artist + text + active verb
The class followed by looking at sample introductory paragraphs. During this class I definitely learned how to introduce my essay. :))
Don't forget to have a killer thesis statement in your intro!!!
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