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The Introductory and Concluding Paragraph

The Introductory and Concluding Paragraph

Intro. Paragraph has 4 sentences: • 1) Eye catcher • 2) Comes from brain

Intro. Paragraph has 4 sentences: • 1) Eye catcher • 2) Comes from brain storm • 3) Linking sentence • 4) Thesis (3 parts)

Sentence 1: Eye-catcher • Use a quote, a question, a statistic. • Example: “Why

Sentence 1: Eye-catcher • Use a quote, a question, a statistic. • Example: “Why is fall my favorite time of the year? ”

Sentence 2: Comes from the brain storm • It is the two examples that

Sentence 2: Comes from the brain storm • It is the two examples that you did not use from the brainstorm. • Example: “I could have said that fall is my favorite because of Halloween and the fact that it gets cold outside. ”

Sentence 3: Linking sentence • Links the second sentence (brain storm) to the fourth

Sentence 3: Linking sentence • Links the second sentence (brain storm) to the fourth sentence (thesis) and follows the following form: “However, there are three main reasons why____ is______. ” • Example: “However, there are three main reasons why fall is my favorite time of the year. ”

Sentence 4: Thesis • Is always in three parts and tells what the paper

Sentence 4: Thesis • Is always in three parts and tells what the paper will be about in order. • Example: “Fall is my favorite time of the year because of football season starting, the colors of the leaves, and it is my birthday. ” • Always put the strongest argument first.

Example Introductory Paragraph • What is my favorite time of the year? I could

Example Introductory Paragraph • What is my favorite time of the year? I could have said that fall is because of the weather getting colder and Halloween coming. However, there are three main reasons why fall is my favorite time of the year. Fall is my favorite time of the year because of football season starting, the colors of the leaves, and it is my birthday.

The concluding paragraph is just the introductory paragraph written the opposite… • Fall is

The concluding paragraph is just the introductory paragraph written the opposite… • Fall is my favorite time of the year because of football season starting, the colors of the leaves, and it is my birthday. These are three main reasons why fall is my favorite time of the year. I could have said that fall is because of the weather getting colder or Halloween coming. This is why fall is my favorite time of the year.

Do NOT use these words: • Cool • Amazing • Neat • Awesome •

Do NOT use these words: • Cool • Amazing • Neat • Awesome • Great • Like • alot (or a lot) • stuff fun terrific lots nice good (you, your, I, we, me, our, my, mine, yours, us)

ALWAYS ASSUME A FORMAL TONE!!

ALWAYS ASSUME A FORMAL TONE!!

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