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The summary/introduction should begin with the thesis statement
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Length of the Intro/summary: For a shorter assignment:  Approximately one brief paragraph.  For a longer assignment:  Approximately one-half to three-quarters of a page.
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After the Thesis, the Intro/Summary should discuss the Thesis in more depth  by introducing each of the sections of the paper 
      & demonstrating how they address the thesis. The writer should try and formulate the Intro/Summary, and even the entire paper, to discuss the topic along a range of a number of subtopics, types of analysis or variables.  Explain how they relate to one another.  Upon hearing or reading an introduction, the observer should have a good sense of what the assignment is about and how the writer is going to go about getting to the conclusion.  You should also, briefly, include your major conclusion.
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You must write the Intro/Summary after you have written the paper.  While you will probably want to write some form of outline or draft Intro/Summary before you have written the paper.  You will want to revise this at the end of the paper to be sure that your Intro/Summary reflects what is in your paper.  You may start out wanting to do a, b, & c.  You may end up doing x, b, y, & a. 
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Include the conclusion in the Intro/Summary.  You must wait until after the paper is written to reach your major conclusion
Include it in your Intro/Summary:  the metaphor of writing is that you are drawing a map, and you must tell people how they are going to get there, what they will see along the way, and finally, the ultimate destination. 
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The summary/introduction should begin with the thesis statement.  Please label it:  Thesis Statement:  Although you would not label the thesis in a writing for publication or public consumption, I ask you to label it as a learning tactic for two reasons:
     a. To emphasize the importance of the thesis 
    b. To help you remember:  always write in support of your thesis.
     As you write, you should be asking:  'How does this support my thesis?'
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