WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH?
=) get the reader’s attention
=) set tone for the rest of the essay
=) make a contract with the reader – what will be covered in the pieces?
THE PARTS OF THE INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
=) the hook – designed to grab attention immediately and give some indication about the essay’s topic.
=) the transition – moves the reader from the hook to the driving force of the essay...
=) the thesis – makes the contract with the reader about what will be discussed without a blatant announcement.
TYPES OF HOOK
> Personal examples
> Quotations
> Facts and statistics
> Rhetorical questions
> Current events
> Contrast to the thesis statement
> Definition
As usual, Miss Zu asks us to form a group. And my group consists of Dian, Rasyidah, Maizatul, Hazirah and me. We need to write an introductory paragraph based on PERSONAL EXAMPLE.
PERSONAL EXAMPLES
Almost every night, she would go “clubbing” at the nightspots in Jalan Bukit Bintang and Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur's golden triangle, looking for fun and "extra cash". With her black skin-tight miniskirts with a revealing top, she easily draws attention from the males as soon as she walks into any of these nightspots. The 21 years-old girl, Amy comes from a state in the east coast of West Malaysia. She started as a sales promoter at a shopping centre in the city, but her monthly salary of RM800 is hardly enough for her to survive in KL. To make matters worse, she has to send home approximately RM200 a month for her parents and 5 siblings who are still schooling. It is hard for her since the burden of the family is at her hand. Her family is depending on her (The hook). Amy now lives in a dark situation where she is happy outside not in inside (The transition). There are factors that can cause someone to become a prostitute such as lack of attention from the parents, money problem and negative peers influence (Thesis statement).
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