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Writing Efective Opening

and Closing Paragraphs

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Why are opening and closingparagraphs important?

Opening Paragraph is your introduction. Itswhere you introduce your topic o writing toyour audience.

Your introduction must e efective in order to

gra the readers attention and set the tone othe paper! it is li"e ma"ing a #rst impression.

Closing paragraphs are or summari$ing your

ideas and reiterating your purpose or writing. Your conclusion is important ecause it is the

last thing the reader reads! you always want toend on a positive note.

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What should e included in the

opening%

A Hook- grabber statement

A thesis statement

&'he (oo" is a )* second window o opportunitywherein mar"eters gain your attention+ , this alsoapplies to writing-

Ways to accomplish this%

./egin with a road general statement

).0se a 1uestion or series o thought provo"ing 1uestions

2.0se 1uotations3.0se an anecdote4 a story or event with a moral

5.0se statistics

6.0se opposite o your topic4 start y stating the opposing views opinion

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Continued%

Thesis statement: is a singlesentence that states the main pointsyou will e covering in the essay.

E7ample8 &9econd lie has lurred the lineetween reality and #ction: provided users withan escape rom the real world: and is creating anenergy crisis.+

IN THE ABOVE, three points are clearly made about thetopic, Second Life, to let the reader no! !hat they areabout to read further into"

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What should e included in the

closing%

9ignal the end o the paper

;eiterate your thesis statement

What you may have learned

&'he /ig Picture+'ransitional words or phrases should e used to si#nal your reader

that you are ending your paper.

Your thesisshould e restated in a way that summari$es youre7panded ideas in the previous paragraphs.

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Common mista"es in opening

paragraphs%

DO NOT start your paper with the main purpose o yourwriting- &>ood writers "now that one o the most seriouserrors that can e made is y opening up right away withthe main purpose o the writing.+

egin with a road: general statement and then narrow it down to yourthesis.

/eginning with: &In this paper I am going to write aout%+or anything along those lines is a hugeNO, NO!!

In your thesis: Donte too road or speci#c.

e7ample o too road: &Civil War was a ma@or turning point in

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Common mista"es in closing

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DONT BE REPETTE!!'his is proaly themost common mista"e in concluding paragraphs.It can e dicult not to repeat yoursel ecauseyou are restating your thesis: ut youAre notrewriting your thesis: @ust summari$ing the ideaspreviously discussed.

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