Introductions and Conclusions

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Introductions and Conclusions

• Requirements for an Introduction
• 40 words
• 3 sentences
• Mostly CM
• Thesis comes at the end of the introduction and
  includes the authors name and the title of the
  work.

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• Requirements for a conclusion
• 40 words
• 3 sentences
• Mostly CM
• Should wrap up the essay and give the essay a
  finished feel by summing up the ideas presented,
  reflecting on what was said, giving more
  commentary about the subject, or giving a
  personal statement about the subject.

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Sample Introduction

• Imagine a school where bullies rule. No one
  can walk the halls safely because bullies lurk
  outside waiting for unsuspecting students to
  wander by them. In Richard Pecks Priscilla and
  the Wimps, Priscillas bravery helps her topple
  a school bully. 40

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Sample Intro.

• Ever felt intimidated by a bully before?
  Bullies make people feel frightened and
  powerless. However, if just one person stands up
  to the bully, the bully becomes defenseless. In
  Priscilla and the Wimps, by Richard Peck,
  Priscilla uses her strength and courage to defeat
  Monk Klutter, the school bully. 48

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Sample Introductions

• Picture a school where the students are
  terrified to walk down the hallways because they
  fear a bully. Everyday this bully patrols the
  school, searching for a victim, yet what if
  someone was brave enough to stand up to this
  bully? Priscilla and the Wimps, by Richard
  Peck, is a story about courage and cowardice. 55

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Sample conclusions

• All it takes is for one person to stand up
  to a bully. Once bullies are confronted, they
  usually back down because in reality, most
  bullies are cowards. One brave individual can
  change the lives of others by simply having
  courage. 42

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Sample Conclusion

• A school is a place for learning
  unfortunately, learning in the class is far from
  a students mind when he or she is too busy
  thinking about how to get to class without being
  attacked. Priscilla changes her schools learning
  environment. She liberates her schoolmates from
  Monks gang, and they no longer have to be afraid
  to go to school. 61