Sections of a Report: Introduction

What is an Introduction?

• What is an Introduction?
• The Title and the Introduction
• Introduction-to-Title Task

Sequence of "moves" in an Introduction

• Functional structure of a Report Introduction
• Establishing Significance of Research Topic
• Defining Key Terms
• 4 ways of classifying definitions
• Identify Gap (or specific area of research)
• State Research Questions or Establish Hypotheses
• Thesis or Anchor Statements
• Summary Task: Critiquing Research Report Introductions