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Introductions and Conclusion

Lesson 10. Introductions and Conclusion. What is an introduction?. It’s the first paragraph of an essay. It is usually five to ten sentences. It catches the reader interest. It gives the general topic of the essay. It gives background information about the topic.

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Introductions and Conclusion

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  1. Lesson 10 Introductions and Conclusion

  2. What is an introduction? It’s the first paragraph of an essay. • It is usually five to ten sentences. • It catches the reader interest. • It gives the general topic of the essay. • It gives background information about the topic. • States the main point (the thesis statement) of the essay.

  3. The introduction is often organized by giving the most general idea and then leading to the most specific idea, which is the thesis statement.

  4. How to write a strong introduction? Strong introduction: 1- introduces the topic clearly. 2- gives several sentences of information about the topic. 3- States the thesis (the main idea) of the essay. Weak introduction: 1- gives little or too much information. 2- talks about too many different topics. 3- does not state a clear thesis.

  5. You can add: • Interesting facts or statistics • a personal story or example • an interesting quotation How to make an introduction interesting

  6. The conclusion is the final paragraph of the essay. A good concluding paragraph: • Summarizes the main points of the essay. • restates the thesis (using different words). • makes a final comment about the essay’s main idea. • may emphasize an action that you would like the reader to take. The conclusion

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