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Writing Introductions and Conclusions for an Essay

Author: RCC Learning Center

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This tutorial will help you with writing essay introductions and conclusions.

Assignment

RCC students: If you are viewing this tutorial as part of a Learning Center workshop or for your teacher, please print out and complete the exercise. Turn in your assignment to your teacher to show that you completed the tutorial.

1. The introduction is which paragraph in an essay?

a) the second paragraph

b) the last paragraph

c) the first paragraph

d) any paragraph

2. Name two ways discussed in the video to start an essay?

3. Name two ways discussed in the video to end an essay?

4. The thesis statement should be placed...

a) at the end of the conclusion

b) at the end of the introduction

c) at the beginning of the introduction

d) in the second paragraph