Higher Folio

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Higher Folio

• An Effective Introduction

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Aims

• Understand what makes an excellent introduction.
• Use this to produce our own draft intros.

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Pairs

• Discuss what you think makes an effective intro.

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• Entertaining
• Thought provoking
• Well written

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Techniques

• Personal language
• Stats/quotations
• Rhetorical qs
• Triads Animal testing is cruel, inhumane and
  barbaric.
• Litotes
• Hyperbole
• Repetition of words/phrases/structure
• Alliteration
• Personal experience/anecdote
• Humour
• Assertive expressions (It cannot be denied
  that/It is undoubtedly true)
• Question and answer (So, what are the dangers of
  Gagaism? Well, the dangers are many you may
  find yourself wearing bacon as some sort of
  makeshift dress, for a start!
• Emotive language (said/shouted/roared)
• Structural techniques e.g. 1 sentence paragraphs.

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Persuasive vs. Argumentative

• Persuasive more emotive it is your opinion.
• Argumentative more formal you are trying to
  present a balanced argument before arriving at
  your conclusion.
• For both, your introductions need to clearly
  outline what the issue/ topic is and why it is
  worth discussing.

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Examples

• Read the examples, pick out the techniques and
  evaluate.

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• From your research try writing your own
  introduction.
• Try to vary the techniques and think carefully
  about the tone you want to create. (What voice
  will you use?)