Back to the Future - Introductory Paragraph - Follow Jay's 3-Part Model - Sgt. Peppers

Sgt. Pepper: A Psychedelic Masterpiece

Estimados Estudiantes,

Today, we shape our introductory paragraph with material we have already prepared.

But we add just one more thing: a transition.

Transitional devices are like bridges between parts of your paper.

The use of a transitional device will lead you reader from your quote sandwich to your thesis.
Your transition will answer this question – So What? – Why will my topic be interesting to my reader?

Here is what you do to complete your introductory paragraph:

1. Begin with Quote Sandwich

Background
Quote
Analysis

Transistion – Answer 2-3 of these questions:

Why is your sixties subject important to know about.
How did your sixties subject change the world?
What did you learn from your sixties subject that will help you understand the world today?

Thesis

Say one main thing – Of all you’ve read and written about, what is the most important idea to express.

Jay’s Sample: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Band – The Greatest Album Ever?

For my introductory paragraph, I’m going to combine material I already have submitted on Canvas with a transistion, like this:

Quote Sandwich

In 1966, the Beatles were at the top of their game and at the end of their rope. Beatlemania was in full force. Everywhere the band went, the fans became louder and crazier. No one had ever heard music like the Beatles before. No one had ever seen a band like the Beatles before. To accommodate their fans, The Beatles were forced to play before huge crowds in baseball and football stadiums. At one point, the band’s leader John Lennon joked in an interview, “We’re more popular than Jesus” (qtd in Borack 80). Of course, John’s words created a huge controversy. Not so much back in England, but in the United States religious groups began to organize massive protests against The Beatles. This is when all Hell broke loose. Radio stations across the South began public burnings of Beatles records. Anonymous death threats came flooding in. The Ku Klux Klan turned up at Beatles Concerts to cause trouble. John felt that his words were misinterpreted, but he apologized anyway. He feared someone in his bad getting hurt. Very soon after, the Beatles stopped touring. They were making better music than ever, but the screaming was so loud, they could not even hear themselves sing.

Transisiton

Although the Beatles stopped performing live, they didn’t stop recording. In fact, without all the stress and complication that comes with travel, they found themselves free to devote all their energy and creativity into their new albums. This is how they came up with Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Band. The music was complex, different, beautiful.

Thesis

Sgt. Peppers may not have been the best Beatles album, but the music changed the world.

Here is what my introductory paragraph looks like when I copy and paste everything together:

In 1966, the Beatles were at the top of their game and at the end of their rope. Beatlemania was in full force. Everywhere the band went, the fans became louder and crazier. No one had ever heard music like the Beatles before. No one had ever seen a band like the Beatles before. To accommodate their fans, The Beatles were forced to play before huge crowds in baseball and football stadiums. At one point, the band’s leader John Lennon joked in an interview, “We’re more popular than Jesus” (Borack 80). Of course, John’s words created a huge controversy. Not so much back in England, but in the United States religious groups began to organize massive protests against The Beatles. This is when all Hell broke loose. Radio stations across the South began public burnings of Beatles records. Anonymous death threats came flooding in. The Ku Klux Klan turned up at Beatles Concerts to cause trouble. John felt that his words were misinterpreted, but he apologized anyway. He feared someone in his bad getting hurt. Very soon after, the Beatles stopped touring. They were making better music than ever, but the screaming was so loud, they could not even hear themselves sing. Although the Beatles stopped performing live, they didn’t stop recording. In fact, without all the stress and complication that comes with travel, they found themselves free to devote all their energy and creativity into their new albums. This is how they came up with Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Band. The music was complex, different, beautiful. Sgt. Peppers may not have been the best Beatles album, but the music changed the world.

Here is what you do to submit:

* Insert an image at the top of your post

* Review your work with a tutor

* Respond to two of your classmates

* When you are done, create a post in your class blog.

This is going to be great. You will see.

Paz,