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Writing the Introduction Academic Reading and writing series

Writing the Introduction Academic Reading and writing series

Writing the introduction Introductions are the first part of an essay.They clarify your viewpoint and outline how the essay will be structured. INTRODUCTION: Contains 2-3 general statements about the topic to give background information followed by a thesis statement.A thesis statement gives an overview of the essay

Writing the introduction • Introductions are the first part of an essay. They clarify your viewpoint and outline how the essay will be structured. INTRODUCTION: Contains 2-3 general statements about the topic to give background information followed by a thesis statement. A thesis statement gives an overview of the essay

Thesis statement Thesis statement is an overview of the essay.It has three purposes,to Announce a limited subject to reader Share the writer's main point or opinion about the topic Provide the reader with the projected plan

Thesis statement • Thesis statement is an overview of the essay. It has three purposes, to Announce a limited subject to reader Share the writer’s main point or opinion about the topic Provide the reader with the projected plan

Introduction styles: Read the following five essay introductions. 1.Is the modern lifestyle killing children?Mom's not home anymore to cook a decent meal.Dad's too busy to play football with his kids.This is the decade of fast food and passive entertainment. While children are being starved of love and affection and getting fatter on the junk food they're being fed,hospitals are struggling to cope with a generation of young heart attack victims

• Introduction styles: • Read the following five essay introductions. • 1. Is the modern lifestyle killing children? Mom’s not home anymore to cook a decent meal. Dad’s too busy to play football with his kids. This is the decade of fast food and passive entertainment. While children are being starved of love and affection and getting fatter on the junk food they’re being fed, hospitals are struggling to cope with a generation of young heart attack victims

2.Sally Edwards,from the National Health Institute,said:"If we're not willing to settle for junk living,we certainly shouldn't settle for junk food".Although it's difficult to disagree with this statement,it actually does not clearly establish the link between what we eat and it's impact on our health.This essay will demonstrate the mounting long-term negative health effects of junk food consumption by children,and the corresponding pressure put on hospital

• 2. Sally Edwards, from the National Health Institute, said: “If we’re not willing to settle for junk living, we certainly shouldn’t settle for junk food”. Although it’s difficult to disagree with this statement, it actually does not clearly establish the link between what we eat and it’s impact on our health. This essay will demonstrate the mounting long-term negative health effects of junk food consumption by children, and the corresponding pressure put on hospital

3.In 30 years,the number of overweighted or obese children in the U.S. has doubled to a staggering 30%of the population.Because they consume too much junk food,children are having heart attacks and developing other health problems younger and younger,straining services at hospitals and health care systems

• 3. In 30 years, the number of overweighted or obese children in the U.S. has doubled to a staggering 30% of the population. Because they consume too much junk food, children are having heart attacks and developing other health problems younger and younger, straining services at hospitals and health care systems

4.As a child,Joseph loved his doughnuts for breakfast,chocolate bars for mid-morning snack, burgers and fries for lunch,and pizza for dinner. Nintendo was his favorite sport and his most enjoyable evening task was curling up on the sofa to watch videos with a bag of potato chips. When he had a heart attack at the age of 40, nobody was surprised.This scenario has become all-too commonplace and masks an associated problem:the increasing burden placed on hospitals

• 4. As a child, Joseph loved his doughnuts for breakfast, chocolate bars for mid-morning snack, burgers and fries for lunch, and pizza for dinner. Nintendo was his favorite sport and his most enjoyable evening task was curling up on the sofa to watch videos with a bag of potato chips. When he had a heart attack at the age of 40, nobody was surprised. This scenario has become all-too commonplace and masks an associated problem: the increasing burden placed on hospitals

5.Medical communities in countries all over the world are becoming increasingly concerned with the effects that over-consumption of junk food is having on the health of the population, particularly on that of the young people.Since they are experiencing coronary arrests and other serious health problem at increasingly younger ages,considerable strain is being placed on hospitals and government health care systems which are already under pressure

• 5. Medical communities in countries all over the world are becoming increasingly concerned with the effects that over-consumption of junk food is having on the health of the population, particularly on that of the young people. Since they are experiencing coronary arrests and other serious health problem at increasingly younger ages, considerable strain is being placed on hospitals and government health care systems which are already under pressure

Discuss the following questions with your partner: 1.How does each paragraph try to interest the reader? 2.Which do you think is the most academic introduction? 3.What are the elements of a good introductory paragraph? 4.in what sort of essay might you find each introduction? 5.Identify the thesis statement in each introduction

• Discuss the following questions with your partner: • 1. How does each paragraph try to interest the reader? • 2. Which do you think is the most academic introduction? • 3. What are the elements of a good introductory paragraph? • 4. in what sort of essay might you find each introduction? • 5. Identify the thesis statement in each introduction

Identifying Introduction Types Introductions will vary according to the topic,purpose and audience:there is not one type of introduction that accommodates all essays or research reports. Reread the 5 example introductory paragraphs on the above pages. A.Match the 5 introductions to the introduction styles below.Put the correct number in the box provided. B.Which sentence in the paragraph helps you to decide which kind of introduction it is

• Identifying Introduction Types • Introductions will vary according to the topic, purpose and audience: there is not one type of introduction that accommodates all essays or research reports. • Reread the 5 example introductory paragraphs on the above pages. • A. Match the 5 introductions to the introduction styles below. Put the correct number in the box provided. • B. Which sentence in the paragraph helps you to decide which kind of introduction it is