~ The First Class In Ramadhan ~

RAMADHAN. A nightmare for almost all lecturers. The month that they were busy waiting for the late comers to arrive to their class. Not only that they came late to the class, they were also weak and dull when the lecturer was teaching. If in the previous class I was coming a little late to the class, I was super late during the Ramadhan. As soon as I arrived at the front of the class's door, I was imagining how horrifying Miss Zu would be when I entered the class. But unfortunately, she was being very understanding. I was very sorry and relieved at the same time. So, the whole class were in the class and the class started. The things that we have been taught was about INTRODUCTION.

INTRODUCTION

- TO ATTRACTS THE READER'S INTEREST TO CONTINUE READING THE

  ESSAY

- SUPPLIES THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND

  THE ESSAY

- PARTS OF INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH :

  ~ THE HOOK

    [ TO GRAB ATTENTION ]

  ~ THE TRANSITION

    [ MOVES THE READERS FROM THE HOOK ]

  ~ THE THESIS STATEMENT

    [ TELL READERS ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THE ESSAY ]

- TECHNIQUES IN WRITING THE INTRODUCTION :

  ~ FUNNEL

    [ GENERAL STATEMENT ABOUT THE MAIN IDEAS ]

  ~ FACTS & STATISTICS

    [ SOME FACTS &STATISTICS ABOUT THE MAIN IDEAS ]

  ~ CONTRAST

    [ IDEAS THAT CONTRAST FROM THE THESIS STATEMENT ]

  ~ CURRENT EVENTS

    [ RELATE THE MAIN IDEAS WITH CURRENT ISSUES ]

  ~ OBSERVATIONS

    [ USE STORY OR PERSONAL EXAMPLES ]

  ~ RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

    [ MAKE READERS THINK BUT NOT GIVE ANSWERS ]

  ~ QUOTATIONS

    [ USE QUOTA SENTENCES BY SOMEONE SPECIAL ]

  ~ DEFINITION

    [ GIVE THE MEANING ]