1. Introduction & Conclusion Tutorial

2. Introduction & Conclusion Tutorial
Introduction: Step 1
Step 1: Write your thesis
What is it?
The whole point of your paper
The claim you are making
The argument you are trying to prove
State it clearly and succinctly.
Put it at the end of your introduction.
Do NOT say I think, I believe, I will explain, etc.
You can include your 3 points OR save them for your topic sentences.

3. Thesis Examples: Right or Wrong?
In my opinion, college is a must.
For me, college is a must.
In this essay, I will explain why college is a must for me.
Why is attending college a must for me? Let me explain.
College is a must for me because I want the experience, my future career requires it, and it will make me a well-rounded, informed citizen.

4. Introduction: Step 2 Step 2: Come up with a GREAT hook
How? Follow these think steps
Look at your thesis
Come up with broader topics
Develop an interesting hook about that broader topic
DO NOT mention specifics of thesis

5. Specific  General/Broad
daisy  flowers
Beyonce  singer
poodle  dog
Coke  drink
tennis  ?
English  ?

6. If this is your thesis, what broader topic could you start with?
Elton John should be awarded Entertainer of the Century.
Students need more time for lunch.
Diet sodas should be removed from the vending machines.
School should not begin until 10:00 am.

7. How do you come up with an interesting hook?
See Handout

8. Hook Think Steps Example
Introduction & Conclusion Tutorial
Hook Think Steps Example
Look at thesis
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet were the result of fate.
Come up with broader topics
Death, fate, fools, love, blame
Develop interesting hook about topic
Death is the great equalizer. No one can escape it, no one can defeat it.
DO NOT mention specifics of thesis

9. Let’s Try It: Hook Think Steps
Look at thesis
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet were the result of fate.
Come up with broader topics
Develop interesting hook about topic
DO NOT mention specifics of thesis

10. Introduction: Step 3 Step 3: Explain the link
Write 1-3 sentences that explain the link between your hook and your thesis.
How? Follow these think steps
Look at hook and find the piece that relates to your thesis
Explain how it relates
Also give any necessary background info
End with your thesis

11. Link Example
Look at hook and find the piece that relates to your thesis
Nelson Mandela said, “I am the master of my fate and the captain of my destiny.”
Explain how it relates
In his opinion, each person controls his or her own fate, or destiny. This idea, who controls fate, is one of the dominant themes of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Give background info
Romeo and Juliet is a story about two teenagers from warring families who meet, fall in love, and lose their lives.
Thesis
Through their story, Shakespeare expresses the opinion that one’s fate, or destiny, including death, is controlled by a higher power.

12. Link Practice
Look at hook and find the piece that relates to your thesis
Death is the great equalizer. No one can escape it, no one can defeat it.
Explain how it relates
Give background info
Romeo and Juliet is a story about two teenagers from warring families who meet, fall in love, and lose their lives.
Thesis
Through their story, Shakespeare expresses the opinion that one’s fate, or destiny, including death, is controlled by a higher power

13. Unforgetttable Conclusion How To
The conclusion needs to
restate the paper’s main points
answer the question, “Who cares?”
finish the paper with something “punchy”
How do you finish with something “punchy”?
see Handout