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use three of the four pieces to build a strong introductory paragraph. …

Question

use three of the four pieces to build a strong introductory paragraph. drag and arrange the strong pieces in the white space below.
her accusations raised serious questions about whether universities with highly competitive sports teams were providing an adequate education to their athletes. further investigations revealed that colleges were actually allowing athletes to enroll in fake classes and covering up some athletes grades so that those students would still be eligible to play.
while working at the university of north carolina, learning specialist mary willingham suggested to several national news organizations that many of uncs top athletes could not read or write at a college level.
while working at the university of north carolina, learning specialist mary willingham said some things to several national news organizations.
to prevent this situation in the future, colleges that fail to provide their student athletes with a high - quality education should not be allowed to continue their sports programs.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

To build a strong introductory paragraph, we need to establish the context, present the accusation, and then the subsequent investigations. The first piece about the accusations and investigations, the second piece about Mary Willingham's claim (which is more specific than the third vague one), and the fourth piece is a conclusion/suggestion which is not introductory. Wait, no, introductory paragraph should set up the issue. Wait, the correct three pieces should be: first, present Mary Willingham's claim (the second piece: "While working at the University of North Carolina, learning specialist Mary Willingham suggested to several national news organizations that many of UNC's top athletes could not read or write at a college level."), then her accusations' impact (the first piece: "Her accusations raised serious questions about whether universities with highly competitive sports teams were providing an adequate education to their athletes. Further investigations revealed that colleges were actually allowing athletes to enroll in fake classes and covering up some athletes' grades so that those students would still be eligible to play."), and the third piece is too vague, so the three pieces are the second, first, and then maybe the fourth? No, the fourth is a solution, not introductory. Wait, the problem says "introductory paragraph", so we need to introduce the issue. So the three pieces should be: 1. Mary Willingham's claim (second piece), 2. Her accusations' consequences (first piece), and the third piece is too vague, so the correct three are the second, first, and then maybe the fourth is a conclusion, but no, introductory. Wait, the four pieces: the third is vague ("said some things"), so we exclude that. Then the second (claim), first (accusations and investigations), and fourth (solution) – but introductory should not have solution yet. Wait, maybe the three are: second (Mary's claim), first (accusations and investigations), and then the third is out. Wait, the problem says "use three of the four pieces". So the three strong pieces are:

  1. "While working at the University of North Carolina, learning specialist Mary Willingham suggested to several national news organizations that many of UNC's top athletes could not read or write at a college level." (sets up the initial claim)
  1. "Her accusations raised serious questions about whether universities with highly competitive sports teams were providing an adequate education to their athletes. Further investigations revealed that colleges were actually allowing athletes to enroll in fake classes and covering up some athletes' grades so that those students would still be eligible to play." (explains the impact of the claim and investigations)
  1. "To prevent this situation in the future, colleges that fail to provide their student athletes with a high - quality education should not be allowed to continue their sports programs." (maybe as a closing thought for the intro, but actually, introductory can lead to the problem and a call to action? Or maybe the third piece is excluded, and the fourth is included. Wait, the third piece is "said some things" which is weak, so we use the second, first, and fourth? No, the fourth is a solution. Wait, the correct arrangement is: start with Mary's claim (second), then her accusations' impact (first), then the investigations. Wait, the first piece already includes investigations. So the three pieces are:
  • Second piece (Mary's claim)
  • First piece (accusations and investigations)
  • Fourth piece (solution) – but maybe the introductory paragra…

Answer:

The three pieces to build the introductory paragraph are:

  1. While working at the University of North Carolina, learning specialist Mary Willingham suggested to several national news organizations that many of UNC's top athletes could not read or write at a college level.
  1. Her accusations raised serious questions about whether universities with highly competitive sports teams were providing an adequate education to their athletes. Further investigations revealed that colleges were actually allowing athletes to enroll in fake classes and covering up some athletes' grades so that those students would still be eligible to play.
  1. To prevent this situation in the future, colleges that fail to provide their student athletes with a high - quality education should not be allowed to continue their sports programs.