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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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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.