https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r What is in the introduction? en-us 2018-01-23 14:41:01 UTC 2022-10-12 17:17:02 UTC hello@padlet.com jfoster42 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223795926 The Introduction is one of the most important parts of the essay. This is where you hook your reader into reading your work. They are informed about what the subject matter is within these first few sentences. There are several parts to an introduction: the hook, the thesis, background information, and a transition sentence. Are there any questions?]]> 2018-01-23 14:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223795926 jfoster42 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223797822 Think of the hook like a fishing lure. This is the very first sentence of the introduction. It "hooks" the reader into wanting to read. So what is a hook? It can be a quote or a statistic, an anecdote, or an interesting fact. Make the reader want to read. Are there any questions?]]> 2018-01-23 14:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223797822 jfoster42 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223800760 Your thesis should be the second sentence of your introduction. It should also be a three-point thesis. Remember your thesis is broken up into two parts: your claim/argument/position and your talking points/reasoning. Some teachers like the thesis at the end of a paragraph, however, I like the thesis to be the second sentence. This is not necessarily wrong, but be prepared to complete the essay according to the direction of the teacher. Are there any questions?]]> 2018-01-23 14:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223800760 jfoster42 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223803603 This in not where you are arguing your claim, rather you are setting a foundation for the subject matter. Give a little bit of history here. This should be two sentences. Are there any questions?]]> 2018-01-23 14:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223803603 jfoster42 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223804519 This is the last sentence of every paragraph except the conclusion or if you are moving into another paragraph writing about the same subject matter.  This sentence should move the reader fluidly throughout the essay giving them cues that you are moving the conversation in another direction. This last sentence of the introduction should lead you into the first body paragraph of the essay. Are there any questions?]]> 2018-01-23 14:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223804519 jfoster42 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223884993 A mini thesis is the first line of the body paragraph. Essentially it is the topic sentence of the paragraph. Take the first talking point/reasoning you have in your thesis and create the topic sentence for the body paragraph. This sentence will begin to shape the understanding of the reader as they move through the reading.]]> 2018-01-23 17:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223884993 robert_moreno75 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223888993 2018-01-23 17:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/223888993 arora_wilcox01 https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/224011714 2018-01-23 20:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jfoster42/53mdtgcn1v0r/wish/224011714