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Crafting an Effective Introduction Paragraph

This document discusses how to write an effective introduction paragraph for an essay. It explains that an introduction should include a hook to grab the reader's attention, a thesis statement, and a line of development. For the hook, the writer can use an interesting fact, surprising statistic, or rhetorical question. The thesis states the main argument or conclusion of the essay. Finally, the line of development previews the subtopics that will be discussed in the body paragraphs.

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Crafting an Effective Introduction Paragraph

This document discusses how to write an effective introduction paragraph for an essay. It explains that an introduction should include a hook to grab the reader's attention, a thesis statement, and a line of development. For the hook, the writer can use an interesting fact, surprising statistic, or rhetorical question. The thesis states the main argument or conclusion of the essay. Finally, the line of development previews the subtopics that will be discussed in the body paragraphs.

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Writing an Introduction Paragraph

In an essay or similar written work, your paper will start with an introduction paragraph.

An introduction paragraph gives the reader an idea of what your essay will be about.

The introduction paragraph should include all of the 3 parts below:


1. Hook
2. Thesis
3. Line of development

Step 1 - Writing a Hook

A hook is a line that captures your reader’s attention on the topic you’re writing about. A few
ways you can capture his/her attention is by either writing: an interesting ​fact​, a surprising
statistic​, or a rhetorical ​question​. Take a look at the examples below.

● Thinking critically can require breaking the rules and being creative.
● On an average day, a family spends almost an hour arguing.
● Is it important for us to learn how to think more critically?

You might agree or disagree with how attention-grabbing these lines are, but a hook is merely
trying to capture attention. It does not need to be perfect, but the best way you can phrase your
hook is by thinking about what you’ve noticed that really grabs your instructor’s attention. Does
he/she prefer avoiding rhetorical questions? Will mentioning a statistic mean you have to do
extra citation?

Step 2 - Writing a Thesis​ (see further below)

Step 3 - Writing a Line of Development

The last part of your introduction paragraph should be about what your body paragraph(s) will
be about. You’re going to show the subtopics under your main topics by listing them out in a
well-written sentence.

Example: In this essay, I will prove that thinking critically is an everyday necessity since
arguments happen often; conflict can be resolved through logic; and critical thinking can
help prove one’s logic.

by Maria Asuncion

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