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University of Washington: Introductory Paragraphs HandoutUniversity of Washington: Introductory Paragraphs Handout
Publisher
University of Washington
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Handouts & References
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Lexile Measures
830L
Handout

University of Washington: Introductory Paragraphs

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This writing center tutorial explains why the opening paragraph is so important. It also addresses six common problems to avoid.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

introducing a topic

Additional Tags

effective writing, essay introduction, writing an effective introduction, oh.ela-literacy.whst.6-8.2b, writing introductory paragraphs

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Common Core

WHST.6-8.2.a W.8.2.a W.11-12.2.a W.6.2.d RI.6.5 RH.11-12.5 L.11-12.3.a W.9-10.2.d RI.8.5 W.11-12.3.e SL.11-12.3 CCRA.W.2 W.9-10.1.e W.11-12.1.e RI.9-10.5 W.6.2.c W.9-10.2.f W.11-12.2.f W.8.2.f SL.6.1.d L.7.1.b

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