PPT-Writing Workshop #1 The Introduction Paragraph

Prepared by Brittany Bingold for Perry High School What does an introduction paragraph do An introduction is usually the first paragraph of your academic essay If youre writing a long essay you might need 2 or 3 paragraphs to introduce your topic to your reader . Horace Fletcher. Before you start writing. 1 Reading the question..  . 2 Interpretation of the question..  . 3 The significance of the question..  . 4 Planning the essay..  . 5 Format of the essay.. Start out with a WOW!. Definition. The opening paragraph in a conventional essay or composition. .. The . primary purpose . of an . introductory paragraph . is to . attract . the . reader's attention . Dr. Erica . Cirillo. -McCarthy. Assistant Director of Graduate and ADEP Writing. The California Lutheran University Writing Center. Why cite?. Integrating sources. Three components of APA: attribution phrase, in text citation, reference list. WRITING THE ROUGH DRAFT. BEFORE WE EVEN BEGIN WRITING, YOU MUST REMEMBER THESE 2 THINGS!!!!. FIRST—SKIP LINES WHEN WRITING YOUR ROUGH DRAFT!!!. AND…GET YOUR IDEAS DOWN ON PAPER—DON’T TRY TO MAKE THEM PERFECT IN THIS STEP OF THE PROCESS!!!!. A guide to writing introduction paragraphs. You . can think of the . progression of ideas. . in an introduction paragraph as an . upside down triangle. .. Your ideas should move/develop. . accordingly…. Year 8 English – Term 1 – Writing Lesson 1. Being able to write a text response essay is a skill and one that you will be expected to have mastered by the end of the year! . So what exactly do text response essays do and why do we write them?. A . Framework Writing Essays. We write for fun. We write letters, stories, jokes, and to share information with our family or friends. . Most school writing, however, is . expository writing. and fits into a different category. . With a focus on. the Introduction, Discussion, Conclusion and of course, Writing Skills. Contents. Assignment Outline. Introduction. Discussion. Conclusion. Writin. g Skills. Further Information. Assignment Outline. Editorial . Body Paragraphs. Transitional phrases. Conclusion. Peer feedback. Mic Check!. Today, you will read your editorial aloud in Class Connect. . That means…. everyone needs a working microphone. . What is an editorial?. Editorials are opinion pieces for newspapers and magazines, either in print or online.. An editorial expresses an opinion about a current issue or topic. . The author of an editorial expresses a specific bias, with the intent of persuading the reader toward particular thoughts or actions. . What Is . On Demand Writing. ?.  . ·.         Fifth graders are asked to write a . LETTER. or an . ARTICLE. .. ·.         In these two forms, students are asked to . narrate, persuade, or inform. . . This . is your . attention grabber. .. . “. Holy Crap! Look at the crazy cloud!”. . This . is your . brief explanation . of . what you . will be talking about or, . An essay has three parts.. Introduction . Body. Conclusion. Section 2, Page 11 11-1-16. Title: Essay Structure. The 5 Paragraph Essay: Introduction. Notes. An . introduction. tells readers what your topic is, lets them know how you plan to discuss your topic, and captures their attention so that they’ll want to read your composition. . ~eb Resourcea readwritet ink 3. WritingFix is a teacher resource website that contains lessons and ideas for any educator to freely use in their K-12 classrooms http://writingfix.com/index.htm What