Week 4: Alternative introduction and conclusion

Aim: to understand the format for alternative styles in writing for the first and last paragraph of an essay.

Method: top & down method – you can modify the order of sentences

Objective 1: Introduction – write a draft introduction to:

  • give an opinion statement (one sentence) about the topic
  • identify the main points (information in body paragraphs)
  • identify some similar or differences for each body paragraph (main points)

Objective 2: Conclusion – write a draft conclusion to:

  • give the significance for knowing more about this topic
  • mention some interesting point or fact or opinion about the information you researched, or learned about
  • summerise what the subject is about
  • restate your final opinion

*please note: the text in red can be given in any order you want to