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Introductory Paragraph

Introductory Paragraph. English Writing Essays. Overview. Get attention Write an effective thesis statement Make a connection. Get attention: how-to . Opening statements to attract readers’ attention Ask a question An interesting observation; A statistic fact A famous quote

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Introductory Paragraph

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  1. Introductory Paragraph English Writing Essays

  2. Overview • Get attention • Write an effective thesis statement • Make a connection

  3. Get attention: how-to • Opening statements to attract readers’ attention • Ask a question • An interesting observation; A statistic fact • A famous quote • A relevant short story or joke; a sense of humor

  4. Ask Questions: a sense of humor • Plato asked “What is man” and St. Augustine asked “Who am I?” A new breed of criminals has a novel answer: “I am you!” These criminals are going to steal your identity on the net.

  5. Use Quotes • “Beauty is only skin-deep”, said William Shakespeare. However, according to a recent survey released in September, the beauty business is going up.

  6. Show an interesting observation • APPLE says its iPod music player and iTunes music store have 74 and 85 percent of their worldwide markets. But according to Gene Munster, a Piper Jaffray analyst, the end is near. "Nobody can sustain an 80 percent market share in a consumer electronics business for more than two or three years," Mr. Munster told CNN. "It's pretty much impossible." Well, he's right about one thing: Apple's market share won't stay at 80 percent. It's about to go up.

  7. Types of thesis statement • Direct thesis statement • The main problems facing Taiwan are a lack of job opportunities for young graduates, increasing demand for better college education,and limited loans for poor students. • Indirect thesis statement • The educational problems facing Taiwan today requires an effective and efficient solution.

  8. The thesis statement • The ‘topic sentence’ in an essay • It reveals your writing plan to readers. • A thesis statement is effective • if your reader can guess the main idea or, better, the layout of the essay.

  9. A good thesis statement…(1) • presents your main idea clearly. • Poor • The issue of whether high school students can smoke on campus remains controversial. • Improved • High school students should not be allowed to smoke on campus for several reasons.

  10. A good thesis statement…(2) • presents only one main idea for one essay. • Poor • The non-smoking law in public areas will violate the rights of smokers and the risk of lung cancers needs to be proved. • improved • The non-smoking law in public areas will violate the rights of smokers in different aspects of life.

  11. In an introductory paragraph

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