'Effectiveness Of Opener' By Richard Rodriguez

Bragg uses an abbreviated introduction in his essay to grab the reader’s attention. It is very effective because it makes the reader want to know who is the “she” the author is referring to and what does “she” look like. By using this kind of introduction, it gets the reader intrigued to know more about the story and what’s going to happen.

In Chapters 1-4 of Tim Green’s book Home Run sensory details were used to help the reader connect with the text. In these chapters, Josh and his team were competing in the finals of their last tournament. Josh was up to bat in the last inning with runners on first and third, when he hit a walk-off homerun to win the game. As Josh stepped up to the plate, he took it all in, “Josh breathed in deeply the smell of dusty dirt and warm grass, hot dogs and cotton candy.” When I hear this sentence I connect to all of the times I have been to or played in a baseball game. One of the great things about going to game that I love, is all of the smells, it is part of the sport and whenever I hear or smell these things, I think about going to a baseball

To open up to her major points, the author starts with introducing the main topic in a dramatic way. She begins with not naming what exactly she is talking about as well as sizing it up to have a negative connotation such as

The introduction is a frame for the rest of the writing to fill. Naylor discusses how language is the subject of her piece, and although the written word is what has kept her going throughout her life she still feels that the written word is inferior to the spoken. Her arguments in the introduction are clear and easily understood. She is portraying what how powerful she feels the spoken word to be. Naylor states, “Dialogue achieves its power in the dynamics of a fleeting moment of sight, sound, smell and touch.” (460) This helps the audience understand the power of a spoken word. Naylor takes the position that words either written or spoken don’t take on meaning until a consensus assigns one. Naylor states, “Words themselves are innocuous;

Which one of the following is NOT a good way to create an effective introduction?

Does the introduction provide relevant background information such as title, author, and essential mini-plot summary? Indicate any additional information the writer might add.

According to the article, “If You Pitch It, They Will Eat It,” by David Barboza, toys are are used to market fast food, in such ways as food companies using strategic placing of popular characters to lure in children. Barboza states, “...call it a blitzkrieg that perverts children's eating habits and sets them on a path to obesity.” What the author is saying is that these companies use toys in marketing to exploit children's interests just to make some money. Children do not know any better when it comes to healthy eating, so when they see their favorite characters like Spongebob or Barbie in a Happy Meal or on candy, they will instantly want the product. Sales go up when children see popular toys used in marketing, so food companies make

The title provides the basic to justifying the claim. The title can grave the readers attention in the first paragraph or have them hurtle away. The title of Sanford, "The New Liberal Arts" catches the readers attention. The word "New" made the reader want to know what was the new liberal arts. So the reader will dig into the first page to find out what the new liberal arts is.

At the beginning of the article, the author brings to the public attention that the

Which one of the following is NOT a good way to create an effective introduction?

From the very first sentence, Hines plunges into the article as if the reader already

At the beginning of their essay, Darley and Latane use dramatic examples in order to captivate the readers. They start off their piece with strong phrases like, “Stabbed in the head and neck,” and “Boy bleeds to death” (Darley and Latane 768). They use examples like Kitty Genovese, Andrew Mormille, and Elanor Bradley. Kitty Genovese’s story is first and as it begins readers are interested right away because they recognize the name, and that is all a writer needs. They need the reader to be interested right from the start, and Darley and Latane do just that.

    The story starts off with Thomas recalling the night of the accident, this is a good opener it pulls the reader in and peaks their curiosity. It hits the pathos appeal hard because she is pulling us in, to find out what happened to her husband and how it affected her. As we read

The narrative form exhibited in the opening sequence seems simple at first glance, but actually conveys a multitude of

Already at the beginning of the story we get to know a lot about the main character what gives you the impression of an introduction.