Year 9
Year 9

Writing an effective introduction

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will return to our plan and look at how to develop an effective introduction to our essay. We will start by reviewing the model answer and considering how the introduction works. We will then look at the technique of a 'drop paragraph' and consider how different choices are made depending on the purpose and audience of our task and the relationship we need to establish with our reader. After examining the features of a 'drop paragraph' you will return to your own plan and write the first section of your essay.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which word is Greek for 'the right time'?
ethos
Correct answer: kairos
logos
pathos
Q2.
Appealing to emotions would come under which category?
ethos
kairos
logos
Correct answer: pathos
Q3.
Which of the 4 categories of rhetoric gives consideration to an individual's character?
Correct answer: ethos
kairos
logos
pathos
Q4.
"Our TVs are littered with celebrities and emaciated models who live their lives being famous for simply being famous." Pathos is addressed in this sentence, but which other of the 4 categories is also considered?
Correct answer: ethos
kairos
logos
pathos
Q5.
Selecting the right tone for your your piece comes under which category?
ethos
Correct answer: kairos
logos
pathos

5 Questions

Q1.
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person is called what?
Correct answer: anecdote
antidote
recount
vignette
Q2.
A fragment sentence is a sentence without a verb. True or false?
Correct answer: false
true
Q3.
A simple sentence is a sentence with one clause containing a subject, verb and object. True or false?
false
Correct answer: true
Q4.
"Re-position and plump the pillow to make it look like you’ve just woken up... check. " What type of sentence is this?
declarative
exclamatory
Correct answer: imperative
interrogative
Q5.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is called what?
amorphous
analepsis
Correct answer: anaphora
rhetoric