Parts of an Introduction
Hook
Background Information
Thesis
Audience Purpose and Task
100
One sentence that tells your reader exactly what the entire essay is about
What is a thesis statement
100

An example of this is "Have you ever wondered how much a whale weighs?"

What is a rhetorical question

100
Something that has happened more than a year ago and is important to the topic.
What is a historical event
100
1 sentence that tells the reader exactly what you are writing about
What is a thesis statement
100
Who you are writing to
What is audience
200
The purpose of this paragraph is to get your reader interested, provide basic information about your topic, and clarify what you will be writing about.
What is an introduction paragraph
200
1-2 sentence story that is true and personal
What is an anecdotal
200
Something that has happened less than a year ago and is important to the topic
What is a current event
200

The thesis should not be longer than one sentence. 

What is False

200
What you are arguing or giving information about
What is the task
300
Interests your reader and convinces them to keep reading
What is a hook
300
An example of this is, "Last week I didn't go to bed until 4 Am and didn't wake up until 3 PM."
What is an anecdotal
300
A statement about the topic that involves a number
What is a statistic
300

The thesis statement should only summarize the introduction paragraph.

What is false

300
Whether you are arguing or giving information
What is the purpose
400
Gives basic information about your topic
What is background information
400
An example of this would be, "Have you ever rolled in snow in only a swimming suit?"
What is a rhetorical question.
400
An example of this would be "Women diet an average of 17 years of their life."
What is a statistic
400
Has three parts. The first states who, the second states the action, and the third states who or what they are doing it to
What is an action verb thesis statement
400
Where you find the audience, purpose, and task
What is in the writing prompt
500
Three types of these are historical facts, current events, and statistics.
What is background information
500
An example of this is, "When I was seven, I took my first vacation. We went on a cruise to Mexico."
What is an anecdotal.
500
An example of this would be, " This year Eminem released a brand new album."
What is a current event
500

Where in an essay should you restate the thesis statement? 



What is the conclusion paragraph 

500

An example of this would be, "Mrs. Buffy"

What is the audience

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