Introductions:

 To grab the readers attention

 To grab the reader’s attention  To create a positive first impression

 To grab the reader’s attention  To create a positive first impression  To establish an appropriate tone: serious, humorous, etc

 To grab the reader’s attention  To create a positive first impression  To establish an appropriate tone  To provide necessary background info  For lit analysis, usually this is title, author, and a very brief summary of plot

 To grab the reader’s attention  To create a positive first impression  To establish an appropriate tone  To provide necessary background info  Frequently but not always states the thesis

 Rhetorical Question (a last resort...)

 Quotation

 Rhetorical Question (a last resort...)  Quotation  Anecdote: a brief story, esp if it’s about you

 Rhetorical Question (a last resort...)  Quotation  Anecdote: a brief story, esp if it’s about you  Interesting fact or statistic

 Rhetorical Question (a last resort...)  Quotation  Anecdote: a brief story, esp if it’s about you  Interesting fact or statistic  Controversial statement: something that a large number of people might disagree with

 Begin broad and end narrow

 Try to gradually narrow to a thesis

 Begin broad and end narrow  Try to gradually narrow to a thesis  Have a “bridge” between the technique and the thesis: this makes it clear what the relationship is between the technique and the essay as a whole