Introductions

Which paragraph is the introduction?

• First paragraph of an essay

• second paragraph of an essay

• last paragraph of an essay

• 4th paragraph of an essay

What parts go into an introduction?

• transition word, evidence, examples

• Topic sentence, background information, thesis

• Hook, background information, thesis

• thesis, interior sentence, explanation

What is the most important part of your introduction (and the essay)?

• explanation

• evidence

• thesis

• hook

Which is the correct order if an intro:

• Hook, thesis, background info

• Hook, background info, thesis

• thesis, hook, background info

What is a hook?

• Grabs the reader's attention

• Gives the reader context about the story being written about

• Your claim about the paper/ your argument

What is a thesis?

• Grabs the reader's attention

• Gives the reader context about the story being written about

• Your claim about the paper/ your argument

What is background info?

• Grabs the reader's attention

• Gives the reader context about the story being written about

• Your claim about the paper/ your argument