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- Does your introductory paragraph include a provocative sentence that attracts the readerís attention and is the first of the paragraphís general statements?
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- Is your introductory paragraph made up of general statements that introduce the topic of the essay?
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- Does the introductory paragraph move from the general to the specific?
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- Does your introductory paragraph include a thesis statement, which communicates the main idea of the essay?
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- Is your thesis statement the last sentence of your introductory paragraph? If not, does the sentence order make sense?
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- Does the thesis statement reflect your narrow focus and point of view, attitude, or opinion?
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- Does the thesis statement tell your reader which aspects of the subject you will discuss to support your thesis in the body of the essay?
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