Sample Introductions Using The “Sentence Frame” Model

Sample Introductions Using the “Sentence Frame” Model

Although N.E. and Chesapeake were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had developed into 2 distinct societies. What conclusions can we make about why this difference occurred?

Use the following “Sentence Frame” to construct an introductory paragraph to the question. If the blank space has a number in it you may choose from a list of options below. If the blank space has a (word) under it you have to come up with the most appropriate phrase or sentence that fits.

______(1) ______the/to ______, is/was ______(topic) (adjective) because ______. ______(2) ______was/is (evidence) (topic)

______because ______, ______, ______. (adjective) (evidence) (evidence) (evidence) {This would be your sub-topics for your thesis}

1. Following… 2. Ultimately… Leading up to… However, After… Despite… During… Although … The decade before… Even though…

It is generally agreed that… Following… During… Because of… It is generally agreed that… Sample 1:

What factors encouraged unionization and what factors led to the ultimate lack of success of the union movement during the period 1877 – 1900?

Following the Civil War and Reconstruction, America was entering the so-called “Gilded Age.” From 1880 to 1900, overpopulation and poor living conditions were being masked by remarkable industrial growth, large numbers of immigration, and immense urbanization. During this time period, labor unions were being formed everywhere. Factors like unfair working conditions and wages because of the tactics of big business owners encouraged unionization, and factors like the close ties between the government and big business and the association of violence with unions led to the ultimate lack of success of the union movement.

Sample 2:

In the years leading up to the 20th century, the working class of the United States were subject to great oppression of those who gave them their bread and butter. This all because the monopolists and ‘Robber Barons’ of America were exploiting the workers for personal gain, poor working/living conditions, low pay, use of cheap immigrant labor. Ultimately because the working class was subjected to such injustice, unions were formed. The Unions, however, were not effective, due to the principles of Social Darwinism and a laissez faire government.

Sample 3: Evaluate the affects that political machines, social Darwinism, and the formation of Labor Unions had on the standard of living during the gilded age.

During the late 1800’s, the phrase the “Gilded Age’’ was coined by Mark Twain to describe the immense developments in the American society happening at this time. With this, Twain was able to describe the tremendous social and economic revisions happening in America. Not only this, but he was also exposing some of the hidden secrets about how the American lifestyle really was. Even though there was a tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age, the social problems occurring such as high poverty rate, a high crime rate, and corruption in the government caused many modifications in the American life. Modifications would eventually lead to the standard of living actually rising, not falling as some people would suspect. A standard of living is defined as a level of material comfort as measured by the goods, services, and luxuries available to an individual, group, or nation. Through the work of political machines, social Darwinism, and the formation of Labor Unions, we can see the United

Sample 4: During the late 1800’s to early 1900’s, America went through a time known as the gilded age in which immense wealth overshadowed poverty and social problems. However, America was not what it had appeared to be because the standard of living was very low. The main causes for the drop in standard of living are political machines, the belief in the idea of social Darwinism, and the formation and failures of labor unions.