Standard Pacific Corp. and Ryland Group Inc. expect to lay off about 10% of their newly combined workforce. Southern California home builders Standard Pacific Corp. and Ryland Group Inc. expect to lay off about 10% of their newly combined workforce after the companies' $5.2-billion merger closed Thursday.
Remember that most introductions will be about 10% of the final essay and will include some or all of the following: 1  An introduction to the context or background of the topic (you could include interesting facts or quotations). 2  The reason for writing about this topic.
5. The book report introduction. This introduction is what you had to do for your elementary school book reports. It gives the name and author of the book you are writing about, tells what the book is about, and offers other basic facts about the book.