Karen Silvestri, Instructor

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WRITING INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

• Karen Silvestri, Instructor
• ENG 90

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Introductions

• The introduction prepares the reader your topic.

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Introduction Starters

• Tell a story a short 3-4 sentence story that
  helps prepare the reader for the topic of the
  essay.
• Use an attention grabber any statement that
  makes the reader want to read more (sad, gross,
  scary, exciting)
• Strong opinion give an opinion that leads into
  your thesis statement. Your goal is to make your
  reader want to respond.

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Introduction Starters

• Ask a Question ask a question that will make the
  reader want to read on to find the answer.
• State a Fact state a fact relating to the topic
  that shows the importance of your thesis
  statement.
• Give a Statistic give information meant to prove
  that the thesis statement is correct

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Examples of Introduction Starters

• I will never forget when (tell a story)
• Many people would be shocked to learn that
  (state a fact)
• If I could go back in time, I never would have
  (attention grabber)
• Statistics show that (state a statistic)
• You might be surprised to learn that (state a
  statistic)
• There is only one opinion an intelligent person
  can conclude when (strong opinion.
• Did you know that.? Or Have you ever.? (ask a
  question)

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Conclusions

• The conclusion does the same thing as the
  introduction, but rather than PREPARING the
  reader for the topic, it REVIEWS the topic.

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Parts of a Conclusion

• Summarize and restate the thesis statement.
• Review the 3 primary supporting details in your
  essay.
• Give final thoughts and opinions about the topic.
• Close the essay with a challenge to the reader.

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Conclusion starters

• Surely.
• As you can see
• It is clear that
• Without a doubt
• Most would agree that
• Certainly
• Clearly
• Obviously
• indeed

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Putting it all together

• Determine your topic and main idea.
• Brainstorm at least 3 primary supporting details
  for the main idea.
• Write a strong thesis statement.
• Write the body paragraphs (3 primary supports
  with secondary support details)
• Write the introduction AFTER you write your body
  paragraphs!
• Write the conclusion.
• PROOFREAD for mechanics and MLA format!