Reviewing How to Write Your Introduction English 6 My First Compare/Contrast Essay Ms. Butler

What is an introduction? An introduction is how you start your essay in one paragraph An introduction gives your reader a chance to get to know the subject of your essay An introduction has THREE PARTS.

How do you start an introduction? Background information An interesting fact An interesting question So, Ms. Butler…what’s the point?

ATTENTION!

An Introduction is NOT… The whole story retold A summary a place for ANY quotation More than 5 sentences

Maniac Sample Openings Background information Example: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is about a boy named Jeffrey that meets many people in his quest to find a home. An interesting fact Example: Everyday, 5,760 more children become orphans. (orphanhopeintl.org) An interesting question Example: Have you ever met a maniac?

How do you finish an introduction? A THESIS! You already wrote these in your C/C Packet and on your notecard we worked on in class. Please check to see if it needs revision. Please copy this word for word when you are finishing your introduction. Please make sure this is the LAST sentence of your introduction.

So what goes in the middle? Connect your opening sentence to your thesis statement with 2 to 3 sentences Include a variety of background sentences or questions The whole introduction will be 5 sentences in length. Remember, these sentences are about what is IMPORTANT.

Example Introduction Set Up First Sentence: Opening Line Second through Fourth: Connecting Sentences Fifth Sentence: Thesis.

Example Introduction 1 Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is about a boy named Jeffrey that meets many people in his quest to find a home. Jeffrey earns the name “Maniac” by doing a bunch of crazy feats that earn him respect from both the people on the East End and the people on the West End. Both ends of town don’t like each other based on the color of people’s skin. Maniac helps both ends of this town through his crazy adventures and the friendships he makes with people. Maniac should end up living on the East End with the black people whereas he should not have ended up living on the West End with the white people.

Breakdown Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is about a boy named Jeffrey that meets many people in his quest to find a home. Jeffrey earns the name “Maniac” by doing a bunch of crazy feats that earn him respect from both the people on the East End and the people on the West End. Both ends of town don’t like each other based on the color of people’s skin. Maniac helps both ends of this town through his crazy adventures and the friendships he makes with people. Maniac should end up living on the East End with the black people whereas he should not have ended up living on the West End with the white people.

The Code Explained Red=Opening Line to grab attention Blue=Connected Sentence to link Green=Thesis Statement to go on to the next paragraphs

The Next Step Write a rough draft of your introduction! Set your lined paper up for a type 3 FCA’s: 5 sentences with proper setup (opening, connecters, thesis) 10 Have a good opening/Thesis rewrite from notecard 10 Correct spelling 10/-2 TOTAL: 30 POINTS **please remember to skip lines!**