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

2. 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.

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

4. ATTENTION!

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

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

10. 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.

11. 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.

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

13. 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!**