Using Boxes and Bullets for the Introductory Paragraph

Using Boxes and Bullets for the Introductory Paragraph

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English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

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The video tutorial teaches how to organize an introductory paragraph using the boxes and bullets method. It outlines the steps in preparing to write, including researching a topic, generating a research question, writing a thesis statement, and outlining an essay. The tutorial emphasizes the difference between a thesis and an introduction, explaining that the introduction provides necessary background information. It demonstrates how to create an introductory outline by writing the thesis in a box, listing branches of the information web as bullets, and restating the thesis in each bullet point to form complete sentences.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What is the significance of providing background information in the introduction?

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Explain how to restate your thesis in each bullet point.

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