Frank Rugger in How to Ace an Exam

Guide to Writing Introduction Sentences

Example 1

According to Frank Rugger in “How to Ace an Exam,” the key to success is staying calm.

According to       Emmett G. Price III 

                  in “_______ What’s New? The Effect of Hip-Hop Culture on Everyday English_____,” people from different cultures will create or develop hip-hop culture by combining their environment with their own character elements, hip-hop pop culture will learn widely from other cultures and become an entirely new brand through cultural integration.

      author                            title                                main idea/argument

Example 2

In Frank Rugger’s article “How to Ace an Exam,” he explains the key to success is staying calm.

In   Emmett G. Price II ’s_    article   “ What’s New? The Effect of Hip-Hop Culture on Everyday English       ” he/she explains  people from different cultures will create or develop hip-hop culture by combining their environment with their own character elements, hip-hop pop culture will learn widely from other cultures and become an entirely new brand through cultural integration.              .

        author         type of writing             title                       reporting verb       main idea/argument

Example 3

In his article “How to Ace an Exam,” Frank Rugger explains the key to success is staying calm.

In his/her   article    “    What’s New? The Effect of Hip-Hop Culture on Everyday English     ”            Emmett G. Price II                  claims                            people from different cultures will create or develop hip-hop culture by combining their environment with their own character elements, hip-hop pop culture will learn widely from other cultures and become an entirely new brand through cultural integration.                                  .

                 type of writing           title             author          reporting verb        main idea/argument

Example 4

Frank Rugger, in his article “How to Ace an Exam,” explains the key to success is staying calm.

      Emmett G. Price I      in his/her   article     “   What’s New? The Effect of Hip-Hop Culture on Everyday English       ”                   explains                          people from different cultures will create or develop hip-hop culture by combining their environment with their own character elements, hip-hop pop culture will learn widely from other cultures and become an entirely new brand through cultural integration.                             .