The Introduction adapted from Turley

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The Introduction(adapted from Turley)

• Say what you want to talk about and why.
• Tell the reader where you are coming from locate
  your argument in a critical debate.

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Internal Coherency

• Link each point to another in the paragraph.
• Think of the points in a paragraph as units.
• When you review your draft, think about the order
  of points made in the introduction.

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Checking the introduction

• Make sure that your documentation is correct.
  Include page numbers for quotes.
• Check that what youve written says what you
  actually want to say.
• Dont sacrifice clarity for a turn-of phrase.
  Check your terms and phrases.

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Useful Phrases(Turley)

• In this essay, I want to investigate
• This essay proposes that
• This essay seeks to determine
• Avoid unclear phrases. Check your sentences.