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Introduction is an opening paragraph of an essay or research paper.It gives an idea about the title or the focus of a piece of writing.Introduction is an important section of an essay or a paper but writing an introduction does not involve any specified rule or a general formula.A Guide to Grab the Attention of the Readers:1. First Sentence that Sizzles 2. Clear the Central Idea of the Paper 3. Establish the Importance of the Topic 4. Introduction is a Preview of the Thesis Statement.Introduction should be written in a way that it clearly depicts the central idea of the paper. Introduction also gives the recognition of the thesis statement. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Effective Writing of introduction | definition and writing tips


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Introductions Definition and Writing Tips
  • Writer Nadia Ansari Source Academic Writing

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Information
  • What is an Introduction?
  • A Guide to Grab the Attention of the Readers
  • First Sentence that Sizzles
  • Clear the Central Idea of the Paper
  • Establish the Importance of the Topic
  • Introduction is a Preview of the Thesis Statement
  • Some More Tips for Writing Introductions

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What is an Introduction?
  • Introduction is an opening paragraph of an essay
    or research paper. It gives an idea about the
    title or the focus of a piece of writing. It
    should be designed in an attractive manner in
    order to grab the attention of the readers.
  • Introduction is an important section of an essay
    or a paper but writing an introduction does not
    involve any specified rule or a general formula.
    Here is a brief guideline on how to make an
    introduction more appealing for your readers.

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A Guide to Grab the Attention of the Readers
  1. First Sentence that Sizzles
  2. Clear the Central Idea of the Paper
  3. Establish the Importance of the Topic
  4. Introduction is a Preview of the Thesis Statement

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1- First Sentence that Sizzles
  • Most often, magazine articles or newspaper
    columns are written in this manner. The first
    sentence or sentences of an introduction should
    be attractive enough to capture the attention of
    the readers. You can start an introduction with a
    quotation or thought provoking ideas about the
    subject. This raises the level of curiosity in
    the readers and you can easily pull them in.

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2- Clear the Central Idea of the Paper
  • Introduction should be written in a way that it
    clearly depicts the central idea of the paper.
    After going through this section, readers should
    not have any doubt about the main idea of the
    paper.

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3- Establish the Importance of the Topic
  • To take complete hold on the readers, you should
    also highlight the importance of the topic in an
    introduction. Constructing a successful
    introduction, you should tell the significance of
    the topic.

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4- Introduction is a Preview of the Thesis
Statement
  • Introduction is, basically, used to prepare the
    readers for further discussion and analysis as
    enclosed in the later parts of the essay. It also
    gives the recognition of the thesis statement.

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Some More Tips for Writing Introductions
  • Here are some common mistakes that are most often
    made by young scholars or researchers while
    writing an introduction. These are briefly
    mentioned here,
  • An introduction should not introduce the detailed
    background of the topic. However, a brief
    description can be enclosed for readers
    recognition to the topic or thesis statement.
  • It is preferable to write an introduction that
    offers the significance of the topic in order to
    grab the attention of the readers. Introductory
    paragraphs should never be too long. Half page
    paragraph or little more than that can be enough
    for quality writing.
  • It is also a wise option to start an introduction
    with your own remarks instead of a standard
    dictionary definition.
  • Grand generalization should also be prohibited in
    the first section of your paper. Basically, grand
    generalizations give rise to irrelevant,
    unnecessary and uninterested details which add
    poor quality to any essay or research paper.
  • Although there is no rigid formula for writing a
    good introduction but we can see that there are
    several tips and guidelines we can easily adopt
    to produce quality results. We can easily go
    through introduction examples that are available
    online and offline.

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Related Links
  • Essay Writing for Dummies
  • How to Write an Essay
  • Definition of a Conclusion
  • How to Write an Essay Outline
  • How to Write an Informative Essay?
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