how-to-write-introductory-paragraph.ppt

,WritingtheIntroductoryParagraph,Anintroductionhasfourpurposes:,1.tointroducethetopicoftheessay;,2.togiveageneralbackgroundofthetopic;,3.toindicatetheoverallplanoftheessay;,4.tohelparousingthereadersinterestinthetopic.,Theintroductionhastwoparts:,1.generalstatements,tointroducethetopicoftheessay,togivebackgroundinformationonthetopic,2.thethesisstatement,tostatethemaintopic,tolistthesubdivisions/subtopics,toindicatethemethodoforganizationoftheentirepaper,SampleIntroduction,Apersonborninthetwentiethcenturyhasseenalotofchangestakeplaceinalmostallareasofhumanlife.Somepeopleareexcitedbythechallengesthatthesechangesoffer;otherswanttoreturntothesimpler,lessautomatedlifestyleofthepast.Livinginthetwentiethcenturyhascertainadvantagessuchasahigherstandardofliving,butitalsohassomedisadvantagessuchasapollutedenvironment,thedepersonalizationofhumanrelationships,andtheweakeningofspiritualvalues.,BackgroundInformation,General,Specific,MoreSpecific,ThesisStatement,ForeignTravel,Thesisstatement,Topicsentenceofthe1stbodyparagraph.,Topicsentenceofthe2ndbodyparagraph,Endingparagraph,Generalbackgroundinginformation,Morespecific,Stillmorespecific,Thesisstatement,倒金字塔示意图,这个图案告诉学生，特殊结构的introduction怎样由最广泛意义上的背境基础上引出话题，通过背境所指范围的逐句缩小，最后自然集中到1点，那就是图中所说的Thesisstatement-主题句。解说时，指向图中Thesisstatement,让其闪烁）这个主题句提纲挈领，指导着Boby(正文)的展开和conclusion(结尾)的写作。,AModelIntroductoryParagraphObservedOwingtothedevelopmentofnationaleconomy,peoplehavebecomericher.Withmoremoneyintheirpockets,theywanttoenjoytheirlivesinamodernizedway.Somewillbuynewhouses.Otherswouldliketohavetheirprivatecars.Iprefertotravelallovertheworld.Foreigntravelbenefitsmealot.,Thewriterbeginstheparagraphwithaverygeneralcommentonthesituationthatwouldserveasthebroadestfoundationforthetopic“foreigntravel”.Sincethementionedsituationiswellknowntothepublic,thisopeningspeechattractstheinterestofabigaudience.Inthefollowingsentences,thewritercleverlyusesThey(referringtoPeopleingeneralsense,some,others,andItointroducemoreandmorespecificbackgroundinformationforthetopic.BythetimewhenIwasmentioned,thebackgroundinformationbecomessospecificthathethinkshisreaderscannotwaitanylongertolearnwhatwouldreallyhappentome,thewritergetsthethesisstatement(thelastsentence)introducedin.Thethesisstatement,therefore,willguideorcontrolthediscussioninthebodyoftheessay;andbecauseofitslocation,thethesisstatementitselfservesasaverygoodtr