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Introductions and Conclusions in the literary essay

Introductions and Conclusions in the literary essay. Introductions – the inverted pyramid. Hook: State a global opener that engages the reader’s attention and thought, and relates to the general audience Presentation of Subject: Apply the general/global opener to

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Introductions and Conclusions in the literary essay

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  1. Introductions and Conclusionsin the literary essay

  2. Introductions –the inverted pyramid Hook: State a global opener that engages the reader’s attention and thought, and relates to the general audience Presentation of Subject: Apply the general/global opener to the novel - introduce novel and author Thesis: Specific focus related to someone or something in the novel

  3. Without strong leadership and social order, civilization would come tumbling down like a house built on an active fault line. A strong leader is a person who can deal with life-threatening situations with optimism. A strong leader also needs to be practical and responsible. Unfortunately, even when a exemplary leadership is available, sometimes people are not willing to follow it. This is evident in Lord of the Flies by William Golding when the author clearly establishes a well-rounded leader. This leader is Ralph who shows all of the characteristics of an excellent leader; however, unfortunately for the boys, he is not followed.

  4. Hook – an opening that interests or engages the reader’s mind Without strong leadership and social order, civilization would come tumbling down like house built on an active fault line. Choose a key idea from the thesis, then create a hook by: • Giving a real-world example • Providing a “what if” scenario • Starting with an outside quote that relates • Presenting a bold statement or a simile or metaphor NO DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS!

  5. Hook ideas for this paper

  6. Presentation of subject –Develop hook Without strong leadership and social order, civilization would come tumbling down like a house built on an active fault line.A strong leader is a person who can deal with life-threatening situations with optimism. A strong leader also needs to be practical and responsible.

  7. Presentation of subject –apply to and present novel & author Without strong leadership and social order, civilization would come tumbling down like a house built on an active fault line. A strong leader is a person who can deal with life-threatening situations with optimism. A strong leader also needs to be practical and responsible. Unfortunately, even when a exemplary leadership is available, sometimes people are not willing to follow it. This is evident in Lord of the Flies by William Golding when the author clearly establishes a well-rounded leader.

  8. Presentation of Subject Ideas • What information will we need to develop in order to help the readers understand the discussion in this essay?

  9. Thesis Without strong leadership and social order, civilization would come tumbling down like a house built on an active fault line. A strong leader is a person who can deal with life-threatening situations with optimism. A strong leader also needs to be practical and responsible. Unfortunately, even when a exemplary leadership is available, sometimes people are not willing to follow it. This is evident in Lord of the Flies by William Golding when the author clearly establishes a well-rounded leader. This leader is Ralph who shows all of the characteristics of an excellent leader; however, unfortunately for the boys, he is not followed.

  10. Conclusions –Gently release your reader back into the world REWORD the original thesis from the introduction RECAP the major points of the body PROVIDEan ending sentence that ties back to the opening hook.

  11. Thesis Restatement Ralph is the epitome of a good leader.

  12. Main idea Recap Ralph is the epitome of a good leader. He knows how to deal with stressful, disheartening situations in an auspicious way and is a very astute person when dealing with seemingly impossible problems. He is a practical, responsible leader who deserves the respect and loyalty of the boys.

  13. Ties back to opening Ralph is the epitome of a good leader. He knows how to deal with stressful, disheartening situations in an auspicious way and is a very astute person when dealing with seemingly impossible problems. He is a practical, responsible leader who deserves the respect and loyalty of the boys. However, since the boys did not choose to follow Ralph, “the world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away” (91) and eventually led to the deaths of three people as well as civilization. With the fall of the leader, so goes the society that they head.

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