Beginnings and Endings

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Beginnings and Endings

• As Presented by
• Hana Lee
• And
• Heidi Nestor

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An Introduction to Introductions
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Exposed!

• Fear of writing comes from
• Being Exposed
• Ridicule
• Criticism
• Judgment

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Now Lets Begin

• In order to achieve a sense of initial thrust
  and continuity, we should not hesitate to advise
  our students Begin at the beginning start with
  the introduction (Neman 112).

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Whats a good Introduction Supposed to do?

• What should it contain?
• How should it be arranged?
• Is a Hook necessary?
• Should it start with a quote, an experience or a
  factual statistic?

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PurposeWhats your point?

• To introduce an Essays Central Point
• To orient the Reader by
• 1. Use a personal strategy.
• 2. Present an opposing point.
• 3. Introduce the topic with an
• I. Anecdote
• II. Description
• III. Quotation.

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Potential Traps

• Funneling
• Assuming
• Scaffolding
• Excess

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Make a Statement!

• Instead of sentences like, I believe Martin
  Luther Kings letter from jail is a work of
  genius because
• Empower students to make a statement
• Martin Luther Kings letter from jail is a work
  of genius because

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Keeping the reader interested

• Lead with Although an opposing view
• Give Specific Instance or Incident
• Hook
• Write from the heart

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The End.But not really.
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• Let (your) ending flow out of what (you) have
  already written.

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1. Restate your central point in terms of the
ideas that develop it.

• The concluding section should contain the
  essays strongest, most persuasive phrasing of
  the writers point of view.

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2. Provide echoes of these ideas.

• the reader will not only experience a more
  satisfying sense of wholeness and unity, but also
  a subliminal recapitulation of the most
  persuasive points.

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• recapitulate  
• v. recapitulated, recapitulating,
  recapitulates v. tr.
• To repeat in concise form.

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3. Heighten language intensity by letting your
natural enthusiasm gather force towards the end.

• A good conclusion not only leaves the reader
  with something to remember or ponder, but also
  with a certain sense of conviction.

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The Endreally.