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Example of a good introduction #1 NAME Halle Hinkle
Three little pigs dance in a circle singing "Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?" Little Red Riding Hood
barely escapes the cunning advances of the ravenous wolf disguised as her grandmother. Movie audiences
shriek as a gentle young man is transformed before their eyes into a blood-thirsty werewolf, a symbol for
centuries of the essence of evil. Such myths and legends have portrayed the wolf as a threat to human
existence. Feared as cold-blooded killers, they were hated and persecuted. Wolves were not merely shot and
killed; they were tortured as well. In what was believed to be a battle between good and evil, wolves were
poisoned, drawn and quartered, doused with gasoline and set on fire, and, in some cases, left with their
mouths wired shut to starve. Convinced that they were a problem to be solved, U.S. citizens gradually
eradicated gray wolves from the lower forty-eight states over a period of twenty years. Today many people
are convinced that the elimination of the gray wolf was not only an error, but also a detriment to the quality
of life in this country. There has been a public outcry to rectify the situation created by the ignorance of our
ancestors. However, in seeking to address a situation created by the human compulsion to control nature, it is
crucial to distinguish how much human interference is necessary. Human control must be tempered by
respect and restraint. Programs designed for the protection and restoration of wildlife must reflect respect for
the natural order rather than dominance over it.
1. What was the attention getter
2. Copy and Paste Programs designed for the protection and restoration of wildlife must
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the Thesis Statement reflect respect for the natural order rather than dominance over it.
A Question
A Quick Story 3. An introduction is to meant to grab your attention and introduce the topic.
In giving your reader some basic introductory information about your topic, you help them
A Quote understand the rest of your essay.
A Shocking Statistic So, what do we learn about this topic from the introduction paragraph?
Write one thing you have learned in each of text boxes below in your own words.
An Interesting Fact You may or may not use them all.
An Unusual or Bold Statement
The U.S. population killed most of the grey wolves in the United States.
Wolves were seen as a problem.
People are now realizing that killing wolves was a mistake.
Wolves were trapped, abused, and left for dead.
Programs are being created to preserve the species.
4. What is the writer's argument? In other The writer is saying that wolves were mistreated and we should be doing all that we
words, why has the writer written this essay? can to save them.
5. What would be the anti-thesis to this essay?
In other words, what would be the counter Wolves eat small children and cause nothing but chaos, they should be pushed to
argument. Give your response in the form of a extinction.
thesis statement. need help?
6. Instead of using simple words, a writer should find high-level synonyms. The writer uses high-level words such as portrayed,
What high-level words has this writer chose to use? List a few. compulsion, and ravenous.
7. How many times does the writer refer to himself or the
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audience directly by using words like, "You", "I" or "My"

2. Example #2
What would life be without the internet? Whether one lives in a backwoods shack or Silicon Valley, the
potential of online communication cannot be ignored. In facing the twenty-first century, a fearless inventory of the
role that the World Wide Web will play in global culture must be taken. This “phantom resource,” where web sites
can shift and vanish like ghosts, should not lend itself to widespread application without careful examination of the
specific functions it will be utilized to perform. The Internet is an entity without a master, and censure and discretion
on the Web are left to the responsibility of the individual publisher. This means a student searching the vast fields of
information that have flowered on-line may find pay dirt or fertilizer, which can negatively affect one's intelligence
level and academic growth. Overzealous use of computers to ease the burden of solid research in favor of
convenience, will effectively diminish students' intelligence levels.
Overzealous use of computers to ease the burden of solid research in
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favor of convenience, will effectively diminish students' intelligence
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levels.
A Question
A Quick Story 3. An introduction is to meant to grab your attention and introduce the topic.
In giving your reader some basic introductory information about your topic, you help them
A Quote understand the rest of your essay.
A Shocking Statistic So, what do we learn about this topic from the introduction paragraph?
Write one thing you have learned in each of text boxes below in your own words.
An Interesting Fact You may or may not use them all.
An Unusual or Bold Statement
Computers are found no matter where you go.
The use of computers for convenience of students will not increase intelligence.
Not all websites provide good factual information.
4. What is the writer's argument? In other The writer is saying that computers, while they are everywhere, should not be over
words, why has the writer written this essay? used for the mere convenience of them being there.
5. What would be the anti-thesis to this essay?
In other words, what would be the counter Computers are the best resource for any type of research, using them will increase your
argument. Give your response in the form of a intelligence from all of the different websites a person can access.
thesis statement. need help?
6. Instead of using simple words, a writer should find high-level synonyms.
Overzealous, vast, diminish
What high-level words has this writer chose to use? List a few.
7. How many times does the writer refer to himself or the
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audience directly by using words like, "You", "I" or "My"

3. Example #3
"Having as many levels as the Empire State Building...its lyrics are inexhaustible",wrote poem critic Donald
A. Stauffer about Williams Butler Yeats double poem known to the world as the Byzantium series. The first is
"Sailing to Byzantium," and its sequel is simply named "Byzantium." The former is considered the easier of the two
to understand. It contains multiple meanings and emotions, and the poet uses various literary devices to communicate
them. Two of the most dominant themes of this poem are the desire for escape from the hardships of this world and
the quest for immortality. These are circumstances of the poet's life that influenced the composition of the poem.
Yeats's skillful use of words come together to emphasize the need that many people have for escape and immortality.
1. What was the attention getter
2. Copy and Paste Yeats's skillful use of words come together to emphasize the need that
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the Thesis Statement many people have for escape and immortality.
A Question
A Quick Story 3. An introduction is to meant to grab your attention and introduce the topic.
In giving your reader some basic introductory information about your topic, you help them
A Quote understand the rest of your essay.
A Shocking Statistic So, what do we learn about this topic from the introduction paragraph?
Write one thing you have learned in each of text boxes below in your own words.
An Interesting Fact You may or may not use them all.
An Unusual or Bold Statement
The themes for the poems were the feelings of wanting to get away from all of life's struggles.
Yeats captures the goals that people have to escape from life's troubles.
4. What is the writer's argument? In other The writer is saying that William Yeats' poem is truly spectacular and he captures the
words, why has the writer written this essay? meanings of people wanting to escape very well.
5. What would be the anti-thesis to this essay?
In other words, what would be the counter
William Yeats' poems are simplistic and do not capture any real meaning.
argument. Give your response in the form of a
thesis statement. need help?
6. Instead of using simple words, a writer should find high-level
dominant, emphasize, and inexhaustible
synonyms. What high-level words has this writer chose to use? List a few.
7. How many times does the writer refer to himself or the
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audience directly by using words like, "You", "I" or "My"

4. Example #4
Life on this planet Earth is the product of a delicate balancing act provided by nature. Mankind's very
existence is totally dependent on this fragile ecosystem's ability to maintain itself. A valuable player in the balance of
the environment, the ozone layer, is facing a very serious threat by man. Chloroflourocarbons (CFCs), are chemical
agents commonly found in refrigerants, aerosol sprays, and in the manufacturing of Styrofoam and industrial
solvents. With the rate of more than a half-million tons of CFCs being spewed into the atmosphere yearly, the rate of
ozone depletion is rising at an alarming rate. If a global effort is not made to end the unnecessary use of CFCs, the
inhabitants of this planet face an extremely difficult and frightening future.
1. What was the attention getter If a global effort is not made to end the unnecessary use of CFCs, the
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used in this example? inhabitants of this planet face an extremely difficult and frightening
the Thesis Statement
A Question future.
A Quick Story 3. An introduction is to meant to grab your attention and introduce the topic.
In giving your reader some basic introductory information about your topic, you help them
A Quote understand the rest of your essay.
A Shocking Statistic So, what do we learn about this topic from the introduction paragraph?
Write one thing you have learned in each of text boxes below in your own words.
An Interesting Fact You may or may not use them all.
An Unusual or Bold Statement
The environment is in serious trouble due to pollution caused by man.
The ozone layer is deteriorating.
CFCs are causing major damage to the environment.
CFCs are found in refrigerators and aerosal cans.
4. What is the writer's argument? In other The writer is saying that man needs to do all that they can to preserve the
words, why has the writer written this essay? environment.
5. What would be the anti-thesis to this essay?
In other words, what would be the counter Global Warming is not a problem and the environment is fine, pollution is not affecting
argument. Give your response in the form of a the ecosystem at a fast enough rate to cause any damage.
thesis statement. need help?
6. Instead of using simple words, a writer should find high-level
balancing, spewed, inhabitants
synonyms. What high-level words has this writer chose to use? List a few.
7. How many times does the writer refer to himself or the
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audience directly by using words like, "You", "I" or "My"

5. Example #5
Over 70% of high school girls obsess about being skinny and beautiful.They want to be thin and pretty like
the models they see on television and in magazines. Often the desire becomes an obsession and young girls see
“thinness” as being a needed characteristic. For most girls, the teenage years are spent trying to acquire this look.
Females are trying diets and are exercising like it is a competition to see who can lose the most weight the quickest
and, in turn, are injuring their own bodies.The obsession of many young girls over their appearance or weight has led
to a growing number of people who have developed an eating disorder to try to deal with their lack of self-esteem or
other related problems.
1. What was the attention getter The obsession of many young girls over their appearance or weight has
2. Copy and Paste led to a growing number of people who have developed an eating
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the Thesis Statement disorder to try to deal with their lack of self-esteem or other related
A Question problems.
A Quick Story 3. An introduction is to meant to grab your attention and introduce the topic.
In giving your reader some basic introductory information about your topic, you help them
A Quote understand the rest of your essay.
A Shocking Statistic So, what do we learn about this topic from the introduction paragraph?
Write one thing you have learned in each of text boxes below in your own words.
An Interesting Fact You may or may not use them all.
An Unusual or Bold Statement
4. What is the writer's argument? In other
words, why has the writer written this essay?
5. What would be the anti-thesis to this essay?
In other words, what would be the counter
argument. Give your response in the form of a
thesis statement. need help?
6. Instead of using simple words, a writer should find high-level
synonyms. What high-level words has this writer chose to use?
7. How many times does the writer refer to himself or the
audience directly by using words like, "You", "I" or "My"