and the corresponding sample text is on the right: Structural Component Example Introductory Paragraph Opener Dublin is such a small city: everyone knows everyone else's business. Shared Context This ...

In the basic essay sample provided later, note how the "skeleton" thesis statement given in examples above has a transition which facilitates the flow of the introduction. In writing a concluding ...

Since students have spent the previous two classes compiling the evidence they will use in their essays, they are well prepared to compose and post carefully considered introductory paragraphs prior ...