1. Introduction Paragraphs
feature the Most important sentence in your essay

2. Intriguing Introduction Paragraphs
Your introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of your essay. 
You immediately want to grab your reader's attention. 
Then you want to inform your reader about what you are writing about and finish the paragraph with the argument of the paper—essentially, the thesis statement.

3. Attention Getter
How do you select a strong quote?
Necessary Background
What should be included to
bridge the attention getter
to the thesis statement?
Thesis Statement
What are the 4
parts of a quality
thesis statement?

4. Attention Getter: 2-4 sentences
You grab your reader’s attention and EXPLAIN the connection to the novel
Do not begin with “Did you know…” kinds of questions
Instead, begin your paper with:
A quote from the novel
A legitimate fact or statistic
A well known quote from an outside source (thinkexist.com)
Whatever option you choose…you MUST explain in a sentence or two how the quote, fact, etc. RELATES TO THE LITERATURE!

5. Bridge: 2 Sentences
Introduces the title of the work and the author (before thesis)
Provides a brief plot snippet – DO NOT re-tell the entire story
Consider what the prompt is asking and try to explain elements of the story that relate to the prompt

6. Thesis statement: 1 sentence
Name the 4 Parts and their functions…

7. Sample Introduction
“George, I wish you’d look at the nursery,” stated Lydia in “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. A technologically advanced Happy Home controlled by its inhabitants causes the demise of the family unit in this futuristic short story. The children’s need for attention and love from their parents cause them to change their idealistic playroom into an African veldt. Although George and Lydia Hadley thought they were doing what was best for their children, their over-reliance on technology, their lack of parenting and attention to their children, and their own selfish desire for more brings an end to the Hadleys.

8. Sample Introduction
“George, I wish you’d look at the nursery,” stated Lydia in “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. (A technologically advanced Happy Home controlled by its inhabitants causes the demise of the family unit in this futuristic short story. The children’s need for attention and love from their parents cause them to change their idealistic playroom into an African veldt.) Although George and Lydia Hadley thought they were doing what was best for their children, *1 their over-reliance on technology, *2 their lack of parenting and attention to their children, and *3 their own selfish desire for more brings an end to the Hadleys.