Introductions and Conclusions

A good introduction should have how many sentences?

• Four or less

• Seven or more

• Five

• Four to Seven

The last sentence of your introduction is your _________?

• Attention Grabber

• Claim

• Thesis Statement

• Analysis

Your thesis statement is your ____________?

• Main idea

• Evidence

• Conclusion

• Least important sentence

Which are bad ways to start your introduction? (Check all that apply)

• A definition

• A quotation from someone else

• A boring sentence

• A question

A strong conclusion should have ________ sentences?

• One

• Eight

• Three to Five

• At least ten

Your conclusion should restate the thesis in _____________?

• New words

• Big, fancy vocabulary

• Really long sentences

• The same words as before

Your conclusion should end by...

• Leaving the reader something to think about

• Making the reader think

• Saying something memorable

• Stating the thesis

Your introduction should...

• Get the reader's attention

• Mention important background information

• Give textual evidence and analysis

• Include a thesis statement

Your introduction's background information should include...

• The setting of the story

• A summary of the story

• The author's name

• Important historical details

What questions do you still have about introductions or conclusions?