Title: “Analyzing Introductions and Conclusions: Strategies for Captivating and Concluding Essays”

Consider the introductions and conclusions of “In Defense of Writing Letters” and “An Ancient Remedy Reexamined.” (Note that Hasler’s introduction begins after his abstract.) What strategies do these writers use to get their readers’ attention at the beginning of their composition? How do they wrap things up? Are these effective introductions and conclusions? If so, what can we learn from them? If not, what should we do differently?
Chapters 35-36 (Norton Field Guide text)
Essays: “In Defense of Writing Letters,” p.805 and “An Ancient Remedy Reexamined,” p.757 (Norton Field Guide text)
Chapter 4, “Punctuation” (APA Style text)