An introductory paragraph

Hi all,


Today, we talked about an introductory paragraph and a thesis statement. As I mentioned in class, an introduction (1) gives a direction of what you're going to talk about, and (2) it plays an eye catcher's role.


First, to show readers a direction about where to go, an introductory paragraph needs to have a clear thesis statement, which has to be specific, reliable, and interesting. As well, to attract your readers, you can use sources such as historical reviews, anecdotes, famous people's quotes, statistics, intriguing questions, and surprising statements.


This could sound simple and easy. However, since you're not professional writers, so you need to try to refine an introductory paragraph always remembering those tips above. You need to practice writing consciously at first, but once you get used to writing an academic writing, you don't have to remember all the tips whenever you write a paper.


Here's the pdf file for the presentation. If you want to take a look at it again, download the file.


Joy