Name ______Hour ______Date______
Types of Introductions – Close Notes
Inviting your audience to listen
Introduction is Important!
Audience’s ______of you
Helps them decide if they should ______
Gets the audience ______(hopefully!)
Eight kinds of Introductions
Questions
General to Specific
Definition
Examples
Quotation
Shocking Statement
Fact
Anecdote or Story
Questions
Open ended questions
Not a ______
Example
1. Why do people argue?
2. ______
General to Specific
Begin with a general idea
Lead from there to a ______idea which is your topic
Ex: Pets are wonderful to have around the house. There are many kinds of pets, such as fish, snakes, hamsters, birds, cats and dogs. The Siamese cat is a very special pet and I’ll explain why.
Your Example:
Definition
Use the ______definition of your topic.
Ex: Fear is defined by Webster's Dictionary as … Fear was a motivating factor for the main character in the book The Long Walk.
Your example:
Examples
Use examples to show the ______of the speech.
Ex: Love comes to people in many ways. Love can be the emotion we feel when we care about a pet. It can also be the feelings we have about our siblings, parents, and other relatives. Finally, it could be a romantic relationship between a man and a woman. Shakespeare examines love in his play The Two Gentlemen of Veronain the characters of Valentine and Sylvia.
Your example:
Quotation
Get the reader thinking about the ______of the paper.
Ex: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee from the depth and breadth of my heart” (Browning). People can love others in many ways, but in the play The Two Gentlemen of VeronaShakespeare examines lovein the characters of Valentine and Sylvia.
Your Example:
Shocking Statement
Get the reader’s attention by stating something ______.
I was sure I’d arrived on a different planet. Just because I had a new hairdo, everyone treated me like they had never seen me before. They scattered every which way to avoid me, when just the day before, my friends crowded around. I didn’t care. I loved my new hairdo.
Your example:
Fact
Research a fact having to do with your topic.
Ex:There are 1143 different types of poisonous spiders in Wisconsin. Most people lump all of them into the same fearsome category. Yet, despite their similarities, these creatures differ in the harm they can do. The black widow’s venom is deadly, but the tarantula’s is only about as poisonous as a bee sting.
Your example:
Anecdote or Incident
Recount an ______, from your own life or someone else’s, that ______to the subject you will be discussing.
What a day! My new school locker kept jamming, my math class was really advanced, and people kept mispronouncing my last name. It was certainly different from my old school, but Goldberg Middle School had similarities that eventually made me feel right at home.
Your example:
Types of Introductions
1. Questions-Ask open-ended questions. They should NOT have a yes or no answer.
Example: Why do people argue?
2. General to Specific- Begin with a very general idea or topic. Write several sentences that lead from that
topic and into the specific topic of your paper.
Example: There are many types of deserts from which to choose at buffet. There are cakes, pies,
puddings and custards, and so on. Some have crusts and some don’t. My favorite desert starts with
a crust, but then is filled with a pudding. It’s chocolate pudding pie.
3. Definition- Look up the main idea word of the paper. Use the definition to begin the introduction of the
paper.
Example: Love is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as fill in “ ”. This definition is the theme of the play The Two Gentlemen of Veronaand is brought out through the relationship between the characters Valentine and Sylvia.
4. Examples- The use of examples shows the main idea of the paper, but does not use the proofs within the
paper. Instead, it simply serves as the opening to the concept to be discussed, heading toward the thesis.
Example: Love comes to people in many ways. Love can be the emotion we feel when we care about a pet. It can also be the feelings we have about our siblings, parents, and other relatives. Finally, it could be a romantic relationship between a man and a woman. Shakespeare examines love in his play The Two Gentlemen of Veronain the characters of Valentine and Sylvia.
5. Quotation- Use a quote to get the reader thinking about the main concept of the paper.
Example: “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee from the depth and breadth of my heart” (Browning). People can love others in many ways, but in the play The Two Gentlemen of VeronaShakespeare examines lovein the characters of Valentine and Sylvia.
6. Shocking Statement- Get the reader’s attention by stating something exciting.
Example: I was sure I’d arrived on a different planet. Just because I had a new hairdo, everyone treated me like they had never seen me before. They scattered every which way to avoid me, when just the day before, my friends crowded around. I didn’t care. I loved my new hairdo.
7. Fact- Research a fact having to do with your topic.
Example: There are 1143 different types of poisonous spiders in Wisconsin. Most people lump all of them into the same fearsome category. Yet, despite their similarities, these creatures differ in the harm they can do. The black widow’s venom is deadly, but the tarantula’s is only about as poisonous as a bee sting.
8. Anecdote or Incident- Recount an incident, from your own life or someone else’s, that relates to the subject
you will be discussing.
Example: What a day! My new school locker kept jamming, my math class was really advanced, and people kept mispronouncing my last name. It was certainly different from my old school, but Goldberg Middle School had similarities that eventually made me feel right at home.
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