Writing An Introduction

WRITING AN
NTRODUCTION

Hello there!

Previously, we looked at the various essay structures. This helps
with the organisation of your ideas as well as discussion of the
points.

Now, we shall revise the different parts of an essay and how we
can make our writing clearer.

Some of you may know this already, but it’s never a bad idea to
refresh our knowledge and memory.

Have you ever had these thoughts when asked to write an
essay?

“How do I start?
“What do I put in?
“Why can’t I think of anything?”

Yes? No?
Let’s focus on one of the most important parts of the
introduction, the thesis statement.

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The Introduction

1 It is like a teaser for a movie, 4 Part 1: Tell the reader what you
a sneak-peek into what the are writing about. What
essay will be about. is the topic?

The thesis statement is What? Part 2: State what your stand

2 usually the last sentence in 5 is. Do you agree?
the introductory paragraph disagree? Or both? (this i
after your opening to the is called a partial stand)
topic.
Part 3: End by listing what you
Ideally, your introduction
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3 should be made up of three (ideally 3 points). This
parts to make it clear for the is your thesis statement.
reader.

Make sure your thesis statement is included

1 in your introduction as it helps focus your

essay.

Make sure the points (ideally three) you will TIPS

2 be discussing are on different areas so your
discussion on the points do not

repeat/overlap.

Your thesis statement should be repeated

3 (reworded in a new way) in your conclusion

to tie up your essay together.

As a general rule, keep your introduction

4 simple and do not spend too much time on

it. Focus more on the body of your essay.

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Examples of openings you can use

Give a fact Give a quote Ask a question Give a scenario

With the pandemic outbreak, Albert Einstein said Think back to what you It is 1970, and everywhere
most education ministries have “Insanity is doing the ate in the past two days. you look you see children
turned to online learning same thing over and over Can you remember? running around the village
strategies. However, UNICEF again, and expecting How many of us keep without a care in the world
reports that two-thirds of young different results”. Life is track of what we because the world was
people, aged 25 years old and always about change, but consume every day? safe. This is different for
below, do not have access to the change can be frightening Keeping track of what children now.
internet. Technology is important for many people. we eat is one way to
in many aspects of our lives and stay healthy.
yet so many people still do not
have access to it.

Here is an example of an introductory paragraph:

Opening : a Health experts always recommend sleeping between 6-8

general statement hours every night. Getting enough sleep is very important Moving into the topic:
mentioning about focusing on
getting enough to maintain a healthy life. People should do what they spending money on a
sleep to stay can to take care of the quality of their sleep. One way good bed

healthy how people get quality sleep is to spend money on a Thesis statement:
the stand is stated
good bed. I agree (stand) that people should spend some and three points are
introduced
money and buy a good quality bed for a good night’s

sleep (topic). Investing in a good bed is a good idea

because a good bed will last many years, a good

mattress will support your back to improve your posture

and a good bed will ensure you get the best sleep at

night.(three points)

Stand - agree Topic - spending money ‘ypIeHoaasaursgvtairciaenyalegns(attauorgussraceettaecutnher&deert.agdpIiiifhnvsyreaaosgsuryeeaoeru)er
“should” on a good bed is a good extent’.
idea

Let’s take a closer look

Point 2: I agree (stand) that people should spend some money and buy a Point 1:
benefit for good quality bed for a good night’s sleep (topic). Investing in a good the bed
your body bed is a good idea because a good bed will last many years, a good will last
mattress will support your back to improve your posture and a good many
bed will ensure you get the best sleep at night. years

Point 3: quality
sleep

From this thesis statement we can see that the writer will discuss three
different points in the essay to explain why he/she agrees with the topic.

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