Introduction paragraph (Informative text)

This type of writing considers similarities and differences.

• description

• compare & contrast

• sequence

• cause & effect

The sun shone bright yellow in a cloudless blue sky. A faint haze rose from the glistening pavement, suggesting steam rising off a hot surface.

• description

• compare & contrast

• sequence

• problem & solution

How many parts are there in an introduction?

• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1

What do we call the very first part of the introduction?

• Hook

• Background Information

• Claim

• Thesis

What is the very last thing that should be in your introduction?

• Hook

• Bridge

• Thesis

• Background Information

What is the purpose of the Hook?

• To cite evidence from the text

• To establish the main point of the essay.

• To connect the ideas together

• To get the reader's attention

What is the purpose of the thesis?

• Summarizes main point

• Gets the reader's attention

• Offers evidence for the reasons.

• All of these

These are examples of:

Interesting facts

Surprising statement

Rhetorical question

• Thesis

• Hooks

• Background information

• Evidence

Piracy was the practice of raiding ships for their cargo.

Is this a hook, background information, or thesis?

• Hook

• Background information

• Thesis

Where should a thesis statement be placed in the essay?

• The first sentence of the introduction paragraph

• The last sentence of the introduction paragraph

• The middle sentence

• The last sentence of the whole essay