Homework Help: Drafting an Introduction and a Conclusion

Posted by jay 2 on Monday, July 19, 2010 at 9:31am.

Hi can someone assist mewith this DQ-Post a minimum 200 word response to the following:

Pretend you are a teacher explaining to your class how to write an introduction and conclusion for a persuasive research paper.

1. Identify and describe the components of an effective introduction.
2. Identify and describe the components of an effective conclusion.
3. Describe how you will use your outline to write your introduction and conclusion of your research paper?

Drafting an Introduction and a Conclusion - bobpursley, Monday, July 19, 2010 at 10:13am
If you dont know what you want to say in your paper, you cannot start with an introduction nor conclusion.
What are your points? What is your thinking? What do you want the reader to realize?

I am fairly certain a writing teacher will give you details, but from my thinking, you ought to have a pretty firm idea on what you want to say in the paper first. Putting it on paper then is the easy part.
Drafting an Introduction and a Conclusion - Writeacher, Monday, July 19, 2010 at 10:21am
Ah, yes, BobPursley is correct. Here's how I teach this concept:

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DO NOT start any paper's first draft by writing the introduction! How can you introduce a paper that you haven't written yet?

Follow the writing process, whether you're writing for science, history, English, or any other subject:

Prewriting: brainstorm, research, plan, outline, thesis statement

Writing: write first draft by starting with section II of your outline; write introduction after the body of the paper is written; write the conclusion last.

Polishing: revise, concentrating first on the body of the paper, then the intro, then the concl (revision = making sure ideas are logical and sequential and support your thesis); proofread (spelling, grammar, usage, etc.)

Do you have a thesis yet? Have you done your brainstorming (and maybe research) yet? Have you written an outline?

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html#org
from http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Check in the Essay & Research Paper Level.

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Here are a couple of links for intros and concls -- but really, they aren't much good unless you at least have an outline for the entire paper.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/intro.html

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/endings.htm
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html
Drafting an Introduction and a Conclusion - Jen, Monday, July 19, 2010 at 11:57am
Effective introduction: Draw the audience in. Get them interested in your topic. Perhaps ask a thought provoking question or give a hypothetical situation to help illustrate your point.
Effective conclusion: Wrap up your paper. Sum up your main points. Answer any unanswered questions.

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