Final answer:
Pam should include information about Giovanni Boccaccio's background and a summary of 'Federigo's Falcon' in the introduction paragraph of her essay.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the introduction paragraph of her essay on Giovanni Boccaccio's story 'Federigo's Falcon,' Pam should include the following two points:
- An Italian writer and poet, Giovanni Boccaccio grew up in Florence. His mentor, the great poet Petrarch, translated Homer's Iliad and Odyssey at Boccaccio's request.
- Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Federigo's Falcon' is about Federigo, who is in love with Monna. He sacrifices his beloved falcon to prepare a meal fit for her, not knowing that she has come to request the falcon to save her dying son.