INTRODUCTIONS
&
CONCLUSIONS
INTRODUCTION (cont.)
The introduction has 3 distinct parts.
• Motivator = green
It is green because it is the calm cool collected beginning to your
essay. Remember that it is the first sentence of the prompt which you
can:
– keep the same
– add to it
– change
• Thesis = red
It is red because it is the “hot” part of the introduction. It tells the
reader what the essay is about. Remember to include the author and
the piece.
•
Blueprint = blue
INTRODUCTION (cont.)
Starting with the Greeks playwrights have written
comedies and tragedies. Tragedies were extremely
popular then as now and Aristotle stated some of the
qualities that a tragic hero must have. William
Shakespeare in his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
clearly established Caesar as the tragic hero of the play.
Caesar fits the criteria for a tragic hero because he was
a man of high rank in society whose fate works against
him, he had a tragic flaw, and his actions caused the
audience to experience a catharsis.
INTRODUCTION (cont.)
Once you have written the introduction,
you next job is very easy because you
basically have the conclusion written.
There are a few simple changes that you
have to make.
Let’s take a look!
CONCULSION
• If you are working on a computer, you should
first copy and then past the introduction.
Starting with the Greeks playwrights have written comedies
and tragedies. Tragedies were extremely popular then as now and
Aristotle stated some of the qualities that a tragic hero must have.
William Shakespeare in his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
clearly established Caesar as the tragic hero of the play. Caesar fits
the criteria for a tragic hero because he was a man of high rank in
society whose fate works against him, he had a tragic flaw, and his
actions caused the audience to experience a catharsis.
CONCULSION (cont.)
Starting with the Greeks playwrights have written
comedies and tragedies. Tragedies were extremely
popular then as now and Aristotle stated some of the
qualities that a tragic hero must have. William
Shakespeare in his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
clearly established Caesar as the tragic hero of the play.
Caesar fits the criteria for a tragic hero because he was
a man of high rank in society whose fate works against
him, he had a tragic flaw, and his actions caused the
audience to experience a catharsis.
Now cut and paste the motivator (green) to the bottom
(after the blueprint).
CONCULSION (cont.)
• William Shakespeare in his play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
clearly established Caesar as the tragic hero of the play. Caesar
fits the criteria for a tragic hero because he was a man of high
rank in society whose fate works against him, he had a tragic
flaw, and his actions caused the audience to experience a
catharsis. Starting with the Greeks playwrights have written
comedies and tragedies. Tragedies were extremely popular then
as now and Aristotle stated some of the qualities that a tragic
hero must have.
•
•
•
Now you must change the thesis by taking out the title and the author’s first
name.
Next, begin the sentence with In conclusion,
Last, fix the wording so you have a good sentence.
LET’S TAKE A LOOK!
CONCULSION (cont.)
In Conclusion, Shakespeare clearly established Caesar
as the tragic hero of the play. Caesar fits the criteria for a tragic
hero because he was a man of high rank in society whose fate
works against him, he had a tragic flaw, and his actions caused
the audience to experience a catharsis. Starting with the Greeks
playwrights have written comedies and tragedies. Tragedies
were extremely popular then as now and Aristotle stated some
of the qualities that a tragic hero must have.
•
•
•
Do NOT change the blueprint.
Next change the motivator and make it you final comment.
If the paper is about the entire piece of literature, you may begin this sentence with By the
end of the novel,
LETS TAKE A LOOK!
CONCULSION (cont.)
In conclusion, Shakespeare clearly established
Caesar as the tragic hero of the play. Caesar fits the
criteria for a tragic hero because he was a man of high
rank in society whose fate works against him, he had a
tragic flaw, and his actions caused the audience to
experience a catharsis. By the end of the play, Caesar
has been dead since Act III, but he still has a powerful
impact on the characters and the audience because he
is such a tragic figure.
SUMMARY