The document discusses strategies for writing introductions and conclusions for essays. It notes that essays can be of varying lengths and do not necessarily need to follow a five paragraph structure. Effective introductions can use techniques like controversial statements, rhetorical questions, stories, statistics, or comparisons to engage the reader. Conclusions should go beyond restating the thesis and persuade the audience of the benefits of accepting the author's view or considering the implications of rejecting it.

1. Introductions/Con
clusion

2. The Five Paragraph Essay
Although dangerous martial arts beneficial because they teach discipline, patience, and character.

3. The Five Paragraph Essay
In defense of the 5 paragraph essay
Ill Effects of the Five Paragraph theme
The length of your essay—the number of paragraphs, the
sentences in each paragraph, etc—depends on the audience.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that essays should only
be five paragraphs long. Even if you list three points in your
thesis, you may need 20 paragraphs to explain those three
points.

4. Strategies for Introductions
Controversial statement
Rhetorical Question
Story or anecdote
Startling statistic
Statement of popular opinion that is contradicted or shown
to be untrue
Comparison or analogy
Rhetorical Devices: poetic, repetition, anticipation,
emphasis

5. Introductions
Scan some website, news sites, blogs, etc., and look for an
article with an engaging introduction.
What makes it engaging? Why do you want to read it?

6. Where Does the THESIS
STATEMENT Go?

7. Strategies for Conclusion
Aristotle, in The Rhetoric, tells us a good writer should do
this in the conclusion: "make the audience well-disposed
towards ourselves and ill-disposed to our opponent."
Go beyond restating and/or summarizing. One way to
achieve this is to explain the benefits if the audience
accepts our view.
• It's a good opportunity to make inferences or
predictions.
• Ask the audience to consider what would happen if they
don’t accept our point of view.
• Make a connection to society in general, the bigger
picture, the human condition.