Essays: Introductions and Conclusions

What are the 3 types of paragraphs in an essay?

• Introduction, Body, Conclusion

• Outline, Details, Summary

• Topic sentence, Details, Conclusion sentence

• Opinion paragraph, Descriptive paragraph, Contrast paragraph

Which part of an essay does the introduction paragraph go?

• At the end

• In the beginning

• In the middle

• Between the beginning and the end

What are the 3 main purposes of the introduction?

• To give background information about the topic

• States the main point of the essay

• To catch the readers interest

• To provide details about the topic

• To emphasise an action you want the reader to take

How many sentences should the introduction have?

• 1 to 3

• 3 to 5

• 5 to 10

• 10 to 12

Where does the thesis statement usually come in an introduction paragraph?

• At the beginning of the paragraph

• In the middle of the paragraph

• At the end of the paragraph

Which of the following will make an introduction strong? (p.72 choose all that apply)

• the topic is introduced clearly

• the introduction talks about many topics

• the main idea of the essay is stated

• there is a lot of detail about the topic

• there are several sentences about the topic

Types of information (p.74) What are 3 ways of making the introduction interesting for the reader

• to use interesting facts or statistics

• to include a personal story

• to include an interesting quotation

• to include a joke

• to include information about the weather

Conclusions Where is the conclusion in an essay?

• at the beginning of the essay

• at the end of an essay

• in the middle of an essay

Select all the features of a good concluding paragraph.

• It has many new ideas

• It summarises the main points of the essay

• It introduces the thesis statement

• It makes a final comment about the essay

• It emphasises an action you want the reader to do