Review the advice given in section 1e for writing effective introductions. Exchange drafts with a classmate and evaluate each other’s introduction. Ask your classmate to identify the strategy you have used to focus your draft and spark readers’ curiosity. Is this strategy effective? If not, what other strategies might be more appropriate for your purpose, audience, and genre? Discuss how each of you might revise your introduction. Take notes below. Think about what single piece of advice might help you strengthen your introduction. Then revise your introduction in the space below.

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