[print ] effective introduction—worksheet instructions: copy and paste the following text into a document or create a document that contains the same information. complete the following steps and your introduction will be written! your writing prompt: how have these two authors expressed their relationships with nature? after reading and analyzing "the calypso borealis," an essay by john muir, and william wordsworth's poem "i wandered lonely as a cloud," write an essay in which you describe how each author views nature and answer the question. support your discussion with evidence from the text. look back at the list of hook techniques. which two techniques could you use to introduce your essay effectively? choose one of those techniques for your hook and briefly explain why you chose that technique. write the hook for your essay in the space below. write a two- to four-sentence bridge to connect your hook and thesis statement. write your thesis statement. include any revisions your instructor suggested or you think are needed. now, copy and paste the sentences from numbers 3, 4, and 5 (above) into one paragraph in the space below. congratulations! you have your introduction written! [ close ]

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Understand and apply general strategies to complete post-secondary-level reading assignments efficiently and effectively

Recognize specific types of writing assignments frequently included in post-secondary courses

Understand and apply general strategies for managing post-secondary-level writing assignments

Determine specific reading and writing strategies that work best for you individually

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paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."