Rhetorical Wisdom: Understanding the

Introduction & Conclusion

Rhetorical Wisdom: Understanding the

Introduction & Conclusion

Purposes of PresentationPurposes of Presentation

• Write an effective thesis statement

• Logically incorporate that thesis into an introduction and conclusion

• Write an effective thesis statement

• Logically incorporate that thesis into an introduction and conclusion

AgendaAgenda

• Introduction• Thesis• Incorporating the Thesis• Writing the Conclusion• Follow-Up

• Introduction• Thesis• Incorporating the Thesis• Writing the Conclusion• Follow-Up

Old School IntrosOld School Intros

• Attention-Getter

• Thesis

• Preview Statement

• Attention-Getter

• Thesis

• Preview Statement

IntroductionIntroduction

• Purpose of an introduction• Audience’s first impression• Sets up the thesis and the

structure for the entire essay or speech

• Without it, it’s like a body without a skeleton

• Purpose of an introduction• Audience’s first impression• Sets up the thesis and the

structure for the entire essay or speech

• Without it, it’s like a body without a skeleton

New School IntrosNew School Intros

Opening ACTS

• A ttention Getter

• C onnecter Statement

• T hesis

• S ummary of Speech/Essay

Opening ACTS

• A ttention Getter

• C onnecter Statement

• T hesis

• S ummary of Speech/Essay

Thesis: What is it?Thesis: What is it?

•MAIN IDEA of the essay or speech

•Used to make a specific point

•Argumentative and provable•Establishes context•Allows for more than one side to be examined

•MAIN IDEA of the essay or speech

•Used to make a specific point

•Argumentative and provable•Establishes context•Allows for more than one side to be examined

Crafting a Thesis Statement: 4 STEPS

Crafting a Thesis Statement: 4 STEPS

• UNDERSTAND the prompt

• Identify KEYWORDS

• BRAINSTORM possible responses

• CHOOSE one

• UNDERSTAND the prompt

• Identify KEYWORDS

• BRAINSTORM possible responses

• CHOOSE one

You are on a committee that must decide whether or not the

school colors at John Hersey High School should remain

orange and brown or be altered. What would be your decision?

You are on a committee that must decide whether or not the

school colors at John Hersey High School should remain

orange and brown or be altered. What would be your decision?

STEPS 1 & 2 - Understand &

Keywords

STEPS 1 & 2 - Understand &

Keywords

STEP 3: BrainstormSTEP 3: Brainstorm• While serving on a committee to decide on

the Hersey school colors, I would declare that a new color scheme is a necessity.

• While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

• If on a committee to determine the school colors at Hersey, I would oppose any changes.

• While serving on a committee to decide on the Hersey school colors, I would declare that a new color scheme is a necessity.

• While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

• If on a committee to determine the school colors at Hersey, I would oppose any changes.

STEP 4: ChooseSTEP 4: Choose• While serving on a committee to decide on

the Hersey school colors, I would declare that a new color scheme is a necessity.

• While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

• If on a committee to determine the school colors at Hersey, I would oppose any changes.

• While serving on a committee to decide on the Hersey school colors, I would declare that a new color scheme is a necessity.

• While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

• If on a committee to determine the school colors at Hersey, I would oppose any changes.

AgendaAgenda

IntroductionThesis• Incorporating the Thesis

IntroductionThesis• Incorporating the Thesis

Incorporating the ThesisIncorporating the Thesis• The Opening ACTS are BASED

on the thesis.• The Opening ACTS are BASED

on the thesis.

THESIS

A.G. C.S. Summary

Thesis: While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Thesis: While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Attention-Getter: Legend has it that Hersey came about its school colors because the first principal loved the Cleveland Browns, whose pro football colors were and still are orange and brown.

Preview: First, I will talk about the 1960’s, second, the color brown, and finally construction signs.

Old School IntrosOld School Intros

HOW DO WE FIX THIS OLD SCHOOL INTRO?HOW DO WE FIX THIS OLD SCHOOL INTRO?

Use a

New School Intro!!!

Use a

New School Intro!!!

The colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

The colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Attention Getter

Connector Statement

Summary

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Opening….

While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Legend has it that Hersey came about the colors of orange and brown because the first principal loved the Cleveland Browns.

This idea apparently met no substantial opposition, so these archaic colors became our school’s tasteless trademark.

This reality becomes clear when one realizes that orange and brown are old colors coming from the 1960’s, brown is the color of most undesirable dirt, and orange is the call color of construction signs.

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Putting It All TogetherPutting It All TogetherLegend has it that Hersey came about the

colors of orange and brown because the first principal loved the Cleveland Browns. This idea apparently met no substantial opposition, so these archaic colors became our school’s tasteless trademark. While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are perfectly fashionable, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School. This reality becomes clear when one realizes that orange and brown are old colors coming from the 1960’s, brown is the color of most undesirable dirt, and orange is the call color of construction signs.

AgendaAgenda

IntroductionThesisIncorporating the Thesis• Writing the Conclusion

IntroductionThesisIncorporating the Thesis• Writing the Conclusion

How do I Write a Conclusion?

How do I Write a Conclusion?

STAC it!•Summary

• Thesis

•Attention-Getter

•Clincher

STAC it!•Summary

• Thesis

•Attention-Getter

•Clincher

The Cleveland Browns may be a famous football team, but the not-so-fabulous fashion faux pas of Hersey’s first fearless leader are nothing more than infamous.

The Cleveland Browns may be a famous football team, but the not-so-fabulous fashion faux pas of Hersey’s first fearless leader are nothing more than infamous.

After exemplifying the old age of the brown and orange colors, brown’s undesirable dirtiness, and orange’s cry of construction,

it is my belief that while many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Hersey is one of our nation’s finest public high schools. Our young and sophisticated students should not have to pay for the dress-up disasters of an era long since passed.

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Follow-UpFollow-Up• Persuasive writing = taking a

position!

• Informative writing = analysis of arguments!

• Persuasive writing = taking a position!

• Informative writing = analysis of arguments!

Thesis: While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are perfectly fashionable, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Thesis: While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are perfectly fashionable, it is my belief that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Thesis: While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, many others believe that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.

Thesis: While many believe that Hersey’s school colors are suitably stylish, many others believe that the colors orange and brown are no longer fashionable for Hersey High School.