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How to write an
Introdutory paragrap!
“One today is worth two tomorrows.”
Ben Franklin
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"!en you write an introdutory
paragrap!, #eep in $ind t!at . ..% "riting an introdutory paragrap! is li#egreeting so$eone. &!e paragrap! s!ould be
s!ort and to t!e point li#e saying, 'Hello()
% *lso, you don+t want to get into t!e $eat o
t!e essay. Si$ply gi-e t!e audiene aonise idea o your essay+s purpose.
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/e$e$ber t!at t!e introdutory
paragrap! . . .% Is t!e $ost i$portant paragrap! o t!e
essay
% ust be at least 0 words long or t!reesentenes $ini$u$
% eeds to do t!ree t!ings
3 4riely introdue t!e topi
3 Cleary state your position
3 5ro-ide t!ree reasons
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7-en t!oug! t!ere are se-eral
ways to begin an essay, I
reo$$ended t!at you !oose
one partiular $et!od and peret
it."!y8
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4eause
i you #eep using t!e sa$e$et!od, you will . . .
% 4eo$e an e9pert in t!is partiular $et!od.
% oreo-er, i you already #now !ow you
will begin your essay, you will be $ore prepared, rela9ed, and onident.
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;et us onsider dierent
types o introdutory paragrap!s . . .
% General state$ent introdution
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79a$ples o general state$ent
introdution% *l$ost e-ery ti$e t!at you turn on t!e tele-ision you
will ind a nu$ber o s!ows w!i! are e9tre$ely -iolent.
% any publi s!ools !a-e deided t!at t!eir studentss!ould use unior$s.
% In t!e >nited States o *$eria t!e publi burning o ourlag !as beo$e a o$$on sig!t.
(These are three different example of how you can begin your paragraph. f you will notice in the first sentence you simply introduce the topic. !ou do notstate your position yet."
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79a$ples o @uestion
introdution% *re you e-er bot!ered by t!e e9essi-e -iolene on
pri$e ti$e tele-ision8
% Ao you t!in# t!at to i$pro-e our publi s!ool eduationt!e students s!ould be re@uired to wear unior$s8
% S!ould we allow itizens to burn t!e >nited States lagin publi8
(!ou can also begin your essay by asking a #uestion. $ #uestion usuallytakes you to the heart of the problem #uickly."
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In t!e ne9t t!ree slides you will
-iew o$pleted introdutory paragrap!s.
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General state$ent introdution
&oday s$o#ing is an issue
w!i! is on e-erybody+s $ind.
&!e w!ole ountry is di-ided
on t!is issue. So$e people
belie-e t!at s$o#ing s!ould be banned e-eryw!ere w!ile
ot!ers are not so !ars!.
Howe-er, I belie-e t!at
tobao s!ould be outlawed beause s$o#ing endangers
e-eryone+s !ealt!, pollutes
t!e en-iron$ent, and drains
us o -aluable energy. =D
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Interrogatory introdution
"!at do you t!in# about banning s$o#ing8 &!e w!oleountry is di-ided on w!et!ers$o#ing s!ould be banned. I
ir$ly belie-e t!at s$o#ings!ould be outlawed beause itendangers e-eryone+s !ealt!E it
pollutes t!e en-iron$ent, and
it drains us o -aluable energy. 61D
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Final re$inders ((((
% 4e onise and to t!e point(
% Ao not go into too $u! detail(
% *t least 0 words $ini$u$(% ou $ust do t!ree t!ings . . .
introdue topi
state position
pro-ide reasons
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Assignment: Write an introductory
paragraph for the following topic.
% any !ig! s!ool seniors !a-e $any
inanial obligations and need so$e or$ oino$e. Ao you t!in# t!at seniors s!ould
be allowed to go !al a day to s!ool and
wor# !al a day8
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&!e ne9t slides present a
ouple sa$pleintrodutory paragrap!s.
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% Ao you t!in# t!at ollege at!letes s!ould be paid $ore t!an ust tuition8 any people belie-e
t!at ollege at!letes s!ould get paid w!ile ot!ers
belie-e t!ey s!ould not. I ada$antly belie-e t!at
ollege at!letes s!ould be paid beause t!ey
pratie long !oursE t!e s!ools are proiting
t!roug! t!e at!letes eorts, and t!is would $a#eollege lie $u! less stressul or t!e at!letes.