How do I write an effective introduction?
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- In this lesson, we will consider how we start or introduce our own piece of non-fiction. We will specifically look at how personal pronouns help our audience feel included.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Non-fiction means the writing is...
Based on fiction
Based on imagined and untrue ideas
Based on invented ideas
Q2.
The three types of non-fiction purpose we are focusing on are:
Advise, persuade and entertain.
Advise, persuade and inform.
Argue, advise and describe.
Q3.
The purpose behind a speech to welcome new members to a sports team and explain the rules is to...
argue
persuade
Q4.
The audience of a non-fiction text is who the author/speaker is. .
True
Q5.
There are four types of non-fiction text.
True
5 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is not a personal pronoun?
He
She
Us
Q2.
Which of these is the correct version of the personal pronoun?
There
They're
Q3.
What does using personal pronouns such as "we" and "our" do in a piece of writing?
Excludes the audience to make the speaker seem of higher status than them.
Q4.
There are four things a good introduction does. Which one of these is not part of a good introduction?
Address the audience.
Explain your point of view.
Introduce topic.
Make an argument or case.
Q5.
The introduction comes where in your piece?
The end
The middle