Assignment Task:
Reading:
- The Bedford Researcher - Chapter 12, Chapter 14c
- "15 Ways to Write Your Introduction" - Cengage Resources
- "Hook, Bridge, Thesis" approach to introductions
- NOTE: Not all types of introductions are relevant to academic papers, so be careful with your choice of introduction. Also, defer to your instructor's requirements.
Task:
1. Use the Readings listed above to craft two original introductions.
2. After each introduction, identify which type of introduction you tried to craft (i.e. analogy, statistics, drawing a contrast etc.) and your thoughts about it.
Note: Introductions to formal research papers at the senior level do NOT need to be just one paragraph. However, the thesis should be the final sentence in the introduction.
3. Post your two original introductions and the commentary on each in this discussion thread.