Worksheets5 Para Structure - Introduction (for Exit Exam)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Reorder the following for an introduction
Hook
Author of Text/Title of Text
1-2 sentence summary (aka Logline)
Although optional, this is usually the first component of an essay. It is an attempt to grab your reader's attention. (a)
Reorder the following for the introduction
Hook; Title/Author; Summary
Theme
Thesis
Organizing statement aka Road Map
Identify the hook
Create a proper introduction with the given material.
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) and finally the organizing statement aka roadmap
Label the following parts of an introduction
A thesis statement should...
be a statement is a claim that could be argued
be in the first person
use unclear language
state a fact
A strong thesis statement should share an opinion, not just a fact. ○ A fact is a true piece of information. A reader cannot disagree with a fact. ○ An opinion expresses what someone thinks or feels. Readers might disagree with an opinion.
High schools should require students take financial literacy and computer literacy courses.
fact
opinion
Which sentence would be the better thesis statement for the introductory paragraph of an essay?
The Hunger Games is a science fiction adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.
The Hunger Games is a morality tale about the dangers of a political system that is dominated by the wealthy.
Choose the BEST example of a thesis statement
Music makes people happy.
Music therapy is useful in relieving stress and other conditions.
In Finding Nemo, Dory’s advice, “Just keep swimming,” is a metaphor for the theme, “Always work through your struggles.”
Fact
Opinion
