Writing week four

Academic Introductions

Watch the advert for the UK supermarket chain Iceland; does it make you want to change your shopping behaviour?
Do adverts for 'ethical' products make you want to be more socially responsible?
In the reading class this week we have looked at forms of ethical consumerism in Scandinavia. Do you have an opinion on what you've read so far about whether these initiatives make people more socially responsible in general?

Begin activities on Introductions

What do you understand by the terms background, hook, thesis when writing an introduction?
How does this approach differ to how you would write an essay in your own language?
Page 2 of the preparation materials looked at an example introduction by Mazar and Zhong. Can you explain the background, hook and thesis in your own words?
Review the example Introduction that we looked at on page 5 of the preparation materials:

Do you think the excerpt could be improved as an introduction? E.g., is there too much or too little information? Is everything relevant? Does the thesis statement sufficiently answer a question?
The excerpt in the preparation material has been adapted from the original. Read the original here and see which introduction you prefer.
Do you think the background/hook/thesis model is suitable for all disciplines? What variation might you find in other fields?

Work in small groups and start planning the writing task below. What kind of information do you think you should include?

Imagine we're writing an essay based on the reading text we looked at earlier in the week. Think about the essay question:

Should second-hand stores receive tax breaks?

Write an introductory paragraph using the structure we've been working with, and upload your work to Eduflow.

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