BACKGROUND STATEMENTS
- Examples
- Question - "How does Irony affect a story?"
- Definition - "A symbol is something that means more than its literal meaning."
- Brief anecdote - "In the 1800's E. A. Poe lived a life of loss and abandonment."
- General statement of fact or belief - "We have all experienced the joy of new discovery like that in 'The Lesson' by Toni Bambara."
- Notice the brevity and direct link to work