Introductions
Introduction for
Paper One:
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Attract reader’s
interest (Attention–Getter)
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Identify topic
(Proverb)
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Provide any info
your audience needs re: topic (Explanation + Example)
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[Transition] + Thesis
Techniques:
Sample
thesis: [Although it is a good idea to be honest in as many circumstances
as possible,] “Honesty is the best policy” is not always an accurate statement,
especially when applied to a friend and his/her feelings.
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Quote: Saying, song lyric, line from a film, etc.
“I know you’re lying.” “How?” “Your mouth is open.”
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Shocking
Fact: The average person tells X lies a
day.
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Provocative
Statement/Question:
“I bet you can’t go one day without lying.”
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A little
story: Joe is caring for Susan’s cat
while she is out of town. On accident,
Joe leaves two gas burners barely on overnight, asphyxiating the cat. When Susan comes home, Joe tells her that the
cat’s death is a mystery.
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A hypothetical
scenario: If a friend of yours asked you
whether or not you had seen her boyfriend that day, and you had in fact seen
him passionately kissing another woman in a parking lot, what would you do?
Do it! Take one or two of the above techniques and
incorporate them into your intro.
Conclusions:
Conclusion
Functions:
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Give reader closure
·
State how info.
is relevant to reader (What will agreeing or knowing
lead to? How will doing impact the
reader?)
·
Leave reader
thinking
Conclusion
options:
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Conclude with little
story related to thesis
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Provide reader
with a possible solution (Disneyland)
·
Invite reader to
take action/put your ideas into practice
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Warn/Fantasize: Project into future +/–
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Discuss your own
experience with your ideas: I have two
friends whom I dearly love whom I would not be friends with were it not for “velvet
lies.”
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Tie back to
“hook” or attention–getter
Conclusion errors:
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Restating thesis
and main points is formulaic
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Avoid “In
conclusion…; to sum it all up…”
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No new info
Do it! Take one or two of the above
techniques and incorporate them into a conclusion. Clearly identify which techniques you have
chosen.