Introductory Paragraph

• Introductory paragraph is the first paragraph in an essay.

• There are two purposes of the introductory paragraph: To get the readers’ attention and to introduce them to the subject.

• We need to convince the readers in an interesting way.

Introductory Paragraph (cont.)

There are several guidelines for writing a good introductory paragraph:- It must be relevant to the topic- It should not give detailed information about the main ideas of the essay- There should be at least two sentences before the thesis statement- The thesis statement should come at the end of the introductory paragraph