Transcript How to write a strong introduction and conclusion

How to write a strong
introduction and conclusion
Introductions
Your introduction should be a brief paragraph
that introduces:
• The title
• Points you will discuss or argue
It should give the reader an insight into what
you wish to discuss but still closely linked to
the title. Do not go off on a different subject.
The first line
Your first line of your essay should start with the essay title
reworded to display your understanding of the task.
Example
Title: How does our perception of
Curley’s wife change throughout the
story?
Example first line: Throughout the story
“Of Mice and Men” our perception of
the character Curley’s wife changes.
The following words are used from the
title to the first line:
Throughout the story “Of Mice and
Men” our perception of the character
Curley’s wife changes.
Task
From the following titles write the first
line of the introduction
• How is Curley’s wife presented? Do
you find this portrayal a sympathetic
one?
• Many of the characters in “Of Mice
and Men” have dreams. How do their
dreams hide their loneliness?
• Describe and discuss the relationship
between George and Lennie.
• Discuss the importance of Lennie’s
fight with Curley and the Changing
views of Lennie.
Task 1: Answers
The first line needs to read something like these……….
• How is Curley’s wife presented? Do you find this portrayal a sympathetic one?
The way Curley’s wife is presentation changes throughout the story. There are times
when the reader may feel sympathy for the character.
• Many of the characters in “Of Mice and Men” have dreams. How do their dreams hide
their loneliness?
Nearly all of the characters in “Of Mice and Men” have dreams. Their dreams show how
they would like a better life. They also reveal their loneliness.
• Describe and discuss the relationship between George and Lennie.
The relationship between George and Lennie is shown as a complicated relationship.
• Discuss the importance of Lennie’s fight with Curley and the Changing views of Lennie.
Lennie’s fight with Curley is an important part of story. It changes the other characters
and the readers view of Lennie.
The rest of the introduction
The rest of the introduction needs
to introduce the points you will
discuss throughout the essay.
First line: Throughout the story “Of
Mice and Men” our perception of
the character Curley’s wife changes.
Rest of introduction:
At the start Curley’s wife is
portrayed in a negative way. For
example as a flirt who wears a lot of
make-up. Throughout the story we
are given different views of her,
some of which lead us to perceive
her differently than first though.
Now write the rest of the introduction
to these titles
• How is Curley’s wife presented? Do
you find this portrayal a sympathetic
one?
• Many of the characters in “Of Mice
and Men” have dreams. How do
their dreams hide their loneliness?
• Describe and discuss the relationship
between George and Lennie.
• Discuss the importance of Lennie’s
fight with Curley and the Changing
views of Lennie.
Task 2 Answers
• How is Curley’s wife presented? Do you find this portrayal a sympathetic one?
The way Curley’s wife is presentation changes throughout the story. There are times when the reader
may feel sympathy for the character. Steinbeck shows Curley’s wife as nothing but trouble from the
start. However by the end we see the portrayal of this character in a different light.
•
Many of the characters in “Of Mice and Men” have dreams. How do their dreams hide their
loneliness?
Nearly all of the characters in “Of Mice and Men” have dreams. Their dreams show how they would
like a better life. They act as a cover to their loneliness. Loneliness and dreams are a reoccurring
theme throughout the story. There are times when they bring characters together and times when
they can destroy them.
• Describe and discuss the relationship between George and Lennie.
The relationship between George and Lennie is shown as a complicated relationship. George and
Lennie have a strange friendship. Lennie is childlike and George acts like a Parent. This creates
difficulties for both characters throughout the story.
• Discuss the importance of Lennie’s fight with Curley and the Changing views of Lennie.
Lennie’s fight with Curley is an important part of story. It changes the other characters and the
readers view of Lennie. It also acts a foreshadowing for Lennie’s future acts and warns the reader
and other characters of Lennie’s true strength.
How to write a conclusion
You have already done the hard
part……….. This bit is easy!!
The conclusion is a reflection of your introduction.
This means rewriting your introduction in a way
that summarises all the points.
You start a conclusion the same way you started the
introduction with the title.
Task
Now write the
conclusions
for the titles.
Example
How does our perception of Curley’s wife change
throughout the story?
In conclusion our perception of Curley’s wife changes
throughout the story. At first we see her as trouble who
flirts with the other ranch hands. As the story goes forward
Steinbeck shows how she also is unhappy with her life. It
also shows her to be just as vulnerable as other characters.
She shares her dreams, which also shows her loneliness.
Therefore Curley’s wife is just as lonely as the other
characters.
Answers
• How is Curley’s wife presented? Do you find this portrayal a sympathetic
one?
In conclusion the way Curley’s wife is presentation changes throughout the
story. At first Steinbeck presents Curley’s wife as trouble to the other ranch
hands. This is through her appearance and body language. We feel sympathy
for the character as she is unhappily married to Curley. As the story continues
her loneliness is revealed. At the end of the story her portrayal is a sympathetic
one as we she reveals how she ended up marrying Curley.
Many of the characters in “Of Mice and Men” have dreams. How do their
dreams hide their loneliness?