English

ESL 51 Name: ____________________

Planning Practice/Introduction

Step 1: Preview the title of the article and the pre-reading questions.

Step 2: Read the article.

Step 3: What is the main idea (thesis) of the article? Write it below:

According to ______________________________ in the article “______________________________________________________________?” the Internet is/is not a waste of time.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS THE INTERNET A WASTE OF TIME? WHY OR WHY NOT?

Step 5: Make a pro/con (good/bad) list in the chart below, or on a separate page if you need more room. At this stage, make sure that you PARAPHRASE each point as you write it down. Start with the ideas from the article, but you can add your own ideas too.

YES, THE INTERNET IS A WASTE OF TIME	NO, THE INTERNET IS NOT A WASTE OF TIME

Step 6: Use the information above to create an Introduction paragraph. Follow the basic structure of the TSIS template on page 26. Remember to consider the order of information as it flows towards your view.

Summary Introduction template:

(Hook:)_______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________ . (Optional intro to topic/issue:) In discussions of ______________________________________,

one controversial topic has been __________________________________________________.

According to ___________________________________________ in the article “_________________________________________________________________________” __________________________________________. Some Internet critics say that

_____________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________. In addition, _____________________________________________________________________. In contrast, the author contends that _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________.

Also, he says that ______________________________________________________________.

In my view, ___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________.

BP 1: The first reason is…

BP 2: The second reason is ….

BP 3: Some people say __________________________________________________________.

However, I disagree, because _____________________________________________________.

because __________________________________________________________________