Introduction Paragraph Review

The introduction is the _______ thing your reader sees

• last

• third

• first

There are _____ parts to your introduction

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

What are the 3 parts of an introduction?

• Hook

  Body

  Thesis

• Hook

  Thesis

  Counterargument

• Hook

  Background Info

  Thesis

The hook's purpose is to ______ the reader's _______ and make them keep reading

When writing your hook, you want to use...

• a question

• a quotation

• "This essay will be about..."

• a fact/statistic

The purpose of background information is to give a little information about your ____ without giving it all away

• body paragraphs

• topic

• conclusion

Your background information is supposed to

• give the main points

• state why the essay is important

• tell the reader everything

• outline the essay

The thesis is the ________ of your essay!

• finger bone

• wishbone

• backbone

• leg bone

The thesis is...

• clear and specific

• vague and in the middle of the introduction

• at the end of the introduction

• in your own original words