An introduction should perform three
functions:
- draw in the
reader - transition to the
thesis - use a thesis to explain the purpose of the paper.
If writing about Crooks, to hook the audience,
you might consider some of the racial injustices in the world. A good hook or lead (that
1st sentence or 2) might shock the reader with a statistic, tell an engaging story, or
relive a part of the text that most demonstrates racism, prejudice or injustice. Another
way to begin is to just sum up some of the relevant scenarios from the book: I teach my
students to T.A.G. that first sentence sometimes. Use the Title, Author and Genre to get
into what the book is about.
Use a middle part of your
intro to connect topically to your thesis.
I don't know
what you have chosen your body paragraphs to be about, but I often encourage students in
9th grade to write a thesis that contains these elements: topic + strong verb + BP1 +
BP2 + BP3. The order is not important, but this is a good simple styled
thesis.
Yours might look like this: "Steinbeck portrays
Crooks through imagery, characterization, and dialogue in order to develop his
character."
Hope that helps!
No comments:
Post a Comment