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Writing the Introductory Paragraph

Writing the Introductory Paragraph. and Conclusion. Introduction. Hook Exposition (GDT) Thesis (which you have already written)M. Hook. Your hook should be an intelligent, insightful comment about one of the most important teachings you will discuss in your paper.

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Writing the Introductory Paragraph

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  1. Writing the Introductory Paragraph and Conclusion

  2. Introduction • Hook • Exposition (GDT) • Thesis (which you have already written)M

  3. Hook • Your hook should be an intelligent, insightful comment about one of the most important teachings you will discuss in your paper. • It is BEST not to make it a question • It is BEST not to make it a quotation • Example: Maturity and experience teach us that to be truly happy in any relationship, we must first learn to be happy with ourselves.

  4. Exposition • Here is where you will introduce the authors and the titles of the work, which you will be citing in your essay. • Thoreau wrote both “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience” • Emerson wrote both “Self-Reliance” and “Nature” • Whitman wrote “Song of Myself” • NOTE THE USE OF QUOTATION MARKS—DO NOT UNDERLINE OR ITALICIZE THESE TITLES

  5. Exposition • You will then discuss the MAJOR lessons learned from each of these writers • You will NOT go into detail; you will simply provide an overview of their teachings • There is NO MAGIC NUMBER of sentences. You must simply write as much as you need to CLEARLY and THOUGHTFULLY convey the main ideas behind their work.

  6. Concluding Paragraph • This is the introduction turned upside down: • Restate the thesis in a more resounding way (Think: THIS IS WHAT I PROVED!) • Summarize how you proved your thesis • Clincher: Echo your hook • Example: (Hook) Maturity and experience teach us that to be truly happy in any relationship, we must first learn to be happy with ourselves. • Clincher: Inner peace and self-trust ultimately brings us closer to our true selvesallowing us to fully give who we are to the world around us.

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