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Meeting 5
HOW TO WRITE INTRODUCTORY
PARAGRAPH OF AN ESSAY

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identify the purpose of

introductory paragraph

By the of this
identify common types of
session the types of introductory
student will be paragraph
able to:
write introductory paragraph
of an essay

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Catch the reader interest

Give general background of the

Purposes of topic.
introductory
paragraph of Introduce the topic of the essay.
an essay
States the main point (the thesis
statement ) of an essay.

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An introductory paragraph is like a funnel: very wide at the top,

increasingly narrow in the middle, and very small at the neck or bottom.

General idea

Specific idea

Thesis
statement

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Introduce the topic of the essay

General
statement Give backgroud information
on the topic

Introductory
paragraph State the main point
consists of two Often list the subdivision of the topic
parts or subtopics

Thesis May indicate the method of

organization of the entire paper
statement
Is usually the last sentence in the
introductory paragraph
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How to make 1. Interesting facts or statistics

an introduction 2. A personal story or
interesting experience
3. An interesting quotation

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Introductory A personal story or

pattern experience

Before I traveled to UK last year, I thought that British food was just fish and
chips, roast beef, apple pie, rice pudding and endless cups of tea. This food
are popular in Britain, but during my travels, i discovered that there is so
much more to eating in the UK. People from all over the world have made
their home in Britain, and they have brought with them their own food. Even
in small towns, you can find Chinese, Indian and Italian restaurants, among
others. The UK can be divided into different regions that each has its own
characteristic foods influenced by the culture of the people who live there.

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Introductory Interesting fact or

pattern statistic

Everybody knows the koala, that sweet Australian animal that

resembles a teddy bear. Although koalas look like toys, their are
actually strong climbers and spend their days in the treetops.
Mother Koalas carry their babies around from tree to tree in a
pouch, or pocket, on their stomach, Although there are now a
protected species of animal. As a result of human population
growth, deforestation and hunting, the number of koalas declined.

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Introductory An interesting
pattern quotation

Taoism is an ancient philosophy from Asia that places great importance on the natural world.
Taoists believe that spirit can be found in every person or thing, living or non living thing. For
the Taoist, even a mountain or a stone contains spirit. Lao Tsa, Taoist writer and philosopher
said “ People follow earth. Earth follows heaven. Heaven follows the Tao. The Tao follows
what is natural”. For thousand of years in china and other Asian countries, gardens have been
an important way to create a place where people can feel the spirit of the natural world.
Creating a Taoist garden is an art. No two Taoist gardens are exactly alike, but all Taoist
gardens include for essential elements : water, mountains, buildings and bridges.

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Any person who has lived in the twentieth century

has seen a lot of changes take place in almost all
areas of human existence. Some people are excited
Another model of by the challenges that these changes offer: others
want to return to the simpler life-style of the past.
introductory The twentieth century has certain advantages such
paragraph as a higher standar of living for many, but it also
has some disadvantages such as a polluted
environment, the depersonalization of human
relationship, and the weakening of spiritual values.

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Introduces the topic clearly

A strong introduction
Give several sentences of
should …..
information about the topic

States the thesis ( the main idea )

of the essay

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Comprehension test

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Complete the following thesis statements by adding subtopics to

them. Be sure your structures are parallel.

1. A computer is necessary for college students for three reasons: ……………

2. International sturdets have a difficult time taking notes in class due to ……
3. Successcul students have the following qualities: …………
4. A generation gap exists in my home because of …………..
5. To suvive a major disaster such a s an earthquake requires ……………..
6. Poverty creates negative consequences for society such as ……………..
7. My two sisters are as different as day an night not only in ………………
8. Living in a city has certain advantages over living in the suburbs: …………

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