Writing Introductions

Why should you provide background before you write your thesis in the intro paragraph?

• You need to lead your audience into your thesis; you may also need to provide necessary information so your audience better understands the topic you are going to discuss.

• You need to lead your audience into your thesis; you may also need to remind your audience of the importance of what you discussed in your body paragraphs.

• You need to ask an important, thought-provoking question to get your audience to understand that a lot of people think about your essay topic and so should they.

• You need to let your audience get to know you better as a person. They won't want to read your writing until they know who you are.

What should be completed before you write the intro paragraph?

• the conclusion paragraph

• the body paragraphs

• proofreading for spelling and grammar mistakes

• the outline

Why is asking a question as a hook a risky move?

• They might not be able to answer your question, and now you've made your audience feel insecure, so they don't care about reading your essay.

• They might want to actually answer your question and start writing their own essay to answer you, and now they are too busy to read your essay.

• Your audience might not be interested in the topic that your question is related to, so now they don't care about reading your essay.

• Your audience might be an English teacher who has a pet peeve of reading questions as a hook, so you will automatically receive an F if you start your essay with a question.

How much time should be spent on writing an introduction?

• about 5 minutes

• about 4 minutes

• about 3 minutes

• about 2 minutes

How much time do you usually spend on writing your introduction?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

The introduction should be short but ........... When writing introductions, you need to have a method and practice that the same method everytime you write an essay.

Which option is wrong when talking about writing Introduction?

• You can't get a good score if you just focus on the introduction.

• It is advisable to write a long introduction to demonstrate language proficiency.

• Writing a lengthy introduction is a waste of time.

• The introduction should meet two requirements: introduce the topic and give a general answer.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Fill in the blank to complete the introduction for this task question: "Some people think that it is more effective for students to study in groups, while others believe that it is better for them to study alone. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. "

Introduction: People have different views about the ................. of group study as opposed to working alone. While there are some benefits to studying ............................ I believe that group work is usually.............................

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