The document outlines an agenda for the day including a vocab unit, general remarks, and time for questions. It then provides guidance on using commas properly in writing and introduces the topic of writing paper introductions, noting an introduction should attract attention, contain a thesis, establish importance, and preview the paper's structure. It cautions against including lists of facts, making introductions too long, starting with definitions, or broad generalizations.

1. Today’s agendaVocab unit 14General remarksQuestions?IntroductionsUsing commas

2. Please do not use this

3. Introducing. . . your paper

4. IntroductionAttract attentionContain the thesisEstablish why the topic mattersPreviews your paper’s strategy

5. Do notInclude a list of factsMake the introduction longStart with a definition (overused)Start with a big generalization