Introduction Paragraph

Which is NOT an important part of an introduction paragraph?

• Hook

• Background Info

• Summary

• Thesis

Which part of the introduction is supposed to get the reader's attention?

• Hook

• Background

• Thesis

• Topic Sentence

How many sentences should an introduction be?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• As many as needed

What are the major functions of an introduction?

• Get the reader's attention

• Summarize the details of the topic

• State the main points of each of the body paragraphs

• Identify the topic of the essay

What is an introduction paragraph?

• The second paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

• The fifth paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

• The first paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

• The third paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

What is included in an introduction paragraph?

• Hook

• Thesis Statement

• Background Information

• All of the above

What is a thesis statement?

• The first sentence of your introduction paragraph that explains what is going to happen.

• The last sentence of your introduction paragraph that grabs the reader's attention.

• The last sentence of your introduction paragraph that gives a preview of what will be talked about in the essay.

• The last sentence of your introduction paragraph that gives background information.

Which of the following is the LAST sentence in the introduction?

• Hook

• Background

• Thesis

• Conclusion

What is the purpose of the thesis?

• States what the whole paper is about.

• A simple statement that sums up the main idea of an entire piece of writing.

• Mentions the main points of each of the body paragraphs.

• All of the Above

The first thing you need to do when writing a thesis statement is __________.

• Figuring out how to grab your reader's attention

• To determine which interesting facts should be included

• Determine the topics in your paragraph