Only need One paragraph instruction

Write an Introduction A good introduction …should contain 4 features

 1. Introduce the general subject of your paper.

You do not want to start very broad. Assume your reader is an educated person who knows stuff. You don’t want to bore them by making a statement like “At the dawn of time…” and then writing a paragraph of historical info. Instead, start by introducing the subject of your paper in a general way. 

2. Introduce who you are responding to.

This is the particular person you are responding to. Again, you do not need to write a full biography of the person you’re responding to; just a short introduction of the person will suffice. Remember, this step is simply establishing this person as a credible source.

3. Introduce their “they say.”

Then summarize what the person you are responding to is saying. Again, you don’t have to include every point they make. You just want to general gist, or the particular point of their argument that you will be responding to in your paper. 

4. Add your “I say.”

Now, add your own voice. Insert your thesis, including your main argument and your reasons for responding. Your thesis should accurately predict the organizational structure of the rest of your essay.

Choose 1 of the readings that we've done in class and pretend that you are going to write a paper about it. Create a sample introduction that includes all 4 parts. Then, highlight each part a different color, so that I can see that all 4 parts are present. 

Here is the reading http://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/