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The document provides guidance on writing the introduction paragraph for a thesis paper on the prompt "Discuss advantages and disadvantages of St. Anne’s-Belfield as a school." It recommends that the introduction begin with a broad opening statement that draws the reader in and relates to the thesis. It then narrows the scope by providing background context and leads logically to the thesis statement. The thesis statement should be the main point or argument that will be defended in the paper.
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- 2. Broad but ON TOPIC statement which draws the reader into the paper Transition which narrows the scope of the opening statement and very logically leads the reader to your point (thesis). Good place for the use of background content. YOUR POINT!!! (Thesis Statement
- 3. Opening Statement... 1. Must be broad but on topic (leaves room for a logical progression to thesis) 2. Must be a concise sentence which clearly relates, however distantly, to the thesis 3. Should establish time and place settings (if applicable)
- 4. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of St. Anne’s-Belfield as a school. There are a number of outstanding schools in the Mid-Atlantic. Typically, students and parents face the choice attending either public schools or “private schools”. Virginia is renown for the number of choices it offers students and parents, particularly the city of Charlottesville. One of the best- known independent schools in Charlottesville is St. Anne’s- Belfield. YOUR POINT!!! (Thesis Statement on ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STAB