This document provides guidance on writing introductions and conclusions for essays. It discusses several strategies for engaging openings, including using scenarios, statistics, analogies, research studies, and comparisons. It also emphasizes summarizing the solution and its advantages in the conclusion. The document concludes by assigning homework of finishing a draft of Essay #4 and bringing a copy to the next class meeting.

1. Class 39: Online
Component
EWRT 1A

2. AGENDA
• Introductions
• Conclusions
• Drafting the final essay

3. Introductions are
Important

4. Writing the Opening
Sentences
• To engage your readers’ interest from the start, consider the following opening
strategies:
• a scenario (like O’Malley)
• statistics (like Kornbluh)
• a historical analogy
• a research study
• a comparison to other places where the solution has been tried successfully
• a preview of the negative consequences if the problem goes unsolved
• criticism of an alternative solution

5. Endings are
Important too!

6. THE ENDING
• End by summarizing your solution and its
advantages, as O’Malley does.
• End with a scenario suggesting the consequences
of a failure to solve the problem.
• End with an inspiring call to action.
• Remind readers of something special about the
problem or solution at the end, as Kornbluh does
when she urges that an award be given to the
companies that lead the way.

7. Homework
• Finish your draft of Essay #4
• Study the rest of the vocabulary words
• Bring one clean, hard copy to class.
• It should be in MLA format
• It should include a works cited page