CM 107: Unit 8 Seminar

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Writing Introductions and Conclusions

• CM 107 Unit 8 Seminar

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Introductions

• Introduction
• Engage attention,
• provide background and definition of topic,
• and state thesis in a single sentence at the very
  end of the paragraph. A thesis does not strictly
  have to come at the end of the introduction, but
  it is a common practice.

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Field trip to Writing Center

• http//kucampus.kaplan.eduhttp//kucampus.kaplan.ed
  u/DocumentStore/kupDocs/pdf/WritingCenter/process/
  Introductions_and_Conclusions.pdf

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Introduction Example

• Example introduction Attention engager, topic
  background, and thesis.
• When the world met the first printing press in
  the fifteenth century, few people may have
  realized the power of the printed word. In the
  twenty-first century, with, for example, over 250
  million copies of the Harry Potter books having
  been sold, one can hardly deny the success of
  leisure reading (Howell, 2005). However, a new
  giant looms on the horizon of this popular
  pastime. Internet publishing has grown from a
  small-time enterprise to a completely viable form
  of seeing ones work in print or online (Johnson,
  2006). What has spurred the success of Internet
  publishers such a Lulu.com and X-Libris.com?
  Many writers choose to publish virtually because
  they will be represented by major booksellers,
  have little or no start-up costs, and have almost
  no chance of being rejected.

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Conclusion

• Conclusions provide a summary of the entire
  essaythey are a moment for the reader to
  reconsider what they read.
• Restate thesis (not the same sentence),
• wrap up major ideas,
• close the essay while keeping the reader engaged.

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Conclusion Example

• Example conclusion restate thesis, sum up key
  points importance, and close the circle
• This lack of rejection, along with economic
  concerns and the promise of unparalleled
  marketing, inspires todays authors to give
  Internet publishing a chance. After all, who
  would not be drawn to a world that promises no
  more rejection letters? In addition, the
  challenged finances of most beginning authors
  make the low cost of virtual publication even
  more attractive. Finally, writers who dream of
  seeing their names in the author lists of
  major-market book vendors often have no problem
  choosing to abandon the traditional print
  publishers for more immediate success.
  Therefore, the Internet-publishing revolution is
  similar to the fifteenth-century printing
  revolution. Movable type replaced hand-written
  books. Now, the computer screen and the
  print-on-demand order form have changed the world
  of publication.