Introduction to Essay Writing

Which part of an essay would tell the reader what is going to be discussed in the essay?

• Body paragraph 1

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body paragraph 2

MINIMALLY, how many paragraphs will an essay have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which of the following tells you the structure of an essay?

• Thesis statement, Body paragraph 1, Body paragraph 2, Body paragraph 3, Body paragraph 4

• Introduction, Body paragraph 1, Body paragraph 2, Body paragraph 3, Body paragraph 4

• Introduction, Body paragraph 1, Body paragraph 2, Body paragraph 3, Conclusion

• Thesis statement, Body paragraph 1, Body paragraph 2, Body paragraph 3, Conclusion

In class, you learned that an introduction consists of:

• A hook, a transition statement, & a thesis statement

• A hook, a transition line, & a thesis statement

• A hook, a transition statement, & a thesis line

• A hook, a transition line, & a thesis line

What is the purpose of an introduction?

• To explain what I will write about to the reader

• To explain what the reader wants to hear

• To introduce the topic I will write about to the reader

• To explain the question

What is the purpose of the hook?

• To attract the reader

• To hook the audience into reading my essay

• To entice the reader

What are the types of hooks you have you learned about?

• Anecdotal

• Quote

• Question

• Definition

The purpose of the transition statement is to…?

• To transit from the hook to the thesis statement

• To allow the reader to understand my hook better

• To allow the reader to understand the direction I am taking in this topic

• To change the idea of the hook into the thesis statement

What is the purpose of a thesis statement?

• To introduce the topic

• To explain the topic to the reader

• To introduce the 3 ideas in the 3 body paragraphs that will follow

• To hook the reader

The paragraph above belongs to this part of an essay

• Thesis statement

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraph 2