Decide how general or broad your opening should be. Keep in mind that even a "big picture" opening needs to be clearly related to your topic "Human beings,

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Decide how general or broad your opening should be. Keep in mind that even a "big picture" opening needs to be clearly related to your topic "Human beings, more than any other creatures on earth, are capable of learning"

Try writing your introduction last. Sometimes it's easiest to just write up all of your evidence first and then write the introduction lastthat way you can be sure that the introduction will match the body of the paper. You may think that you have to write your introduction first, but that isn't necessarily true, and it isn't always the most effective way to craft a good introduction. It is perfectly fine to start out thinking that you want to argue a particular point, but wind up arguing something slightly or even dramatically different by the time you've written most of the paper.

Open with an attention grabber. Sometimes, especially if the topic of your paper is somewhat dry or technical, opening with something catchy can help. Consider these options:

Opening Options an intriguing example a provocative quotation a puzzling scenario a vivid and perhaps unexpected anecdote a thought-provoking question

Be straightforward and confident. Avoid statements like "In this paper, I will argue that Frederick Douglass valued education." Assert your main argument confidently. After all, you can't expect your reader to believe it if it doesn't sound like you believe it! It might be more effective to say what you mean in a declarative sentence. It is much more convincing to tell us that "Frederick Douglass valued education" than to tell us that you are going to say that he did.

Five kinds of less effective introductions

1.The place holder introduction-(Fluff) Essentially, this kind of weaker introduction contains several sentences that are vague and don't really say much., but in the meantime this paragraph is just a place holder. Example: Slavery was one of the greatest tragedies in American history. There were many different aspects of slavery. Each created different kinds of problems for enslaved people. When you don't have much to say on a given topic, it is easy to create this kind of introduction. They exist just to take up the "introduction space" in your paper. If you had something more effective to say, you would probably say it

The restated question introduction Restating the question can sometimes be an effective strategy, but it can be easy to stop at JUST restating the question instead of offering a more specific, interesting introduction to your paper.

The Webster's Dictionary introduction Webster's dictionary defines slavery as "the state of being a slave," as "the practice of owning slaves," and as "a condition of hard work and subjection." Dictionary introductions are ineffective simply because they are so overused. Many graders will see twenty or more papers that begin in this way, greatly decreasing the dramatic impact that any one of those papers will have.

The "dawn of man" introduction Example: Since the dawn of man, slavery has been a problem in human history. It is usually very general (similar to the place holder introduction) and fails to connect to the thesis. You may write this kind of introduction when you don't have much to say which is precisely why it is ineffective.

The book report introduction Example: Frederick Douglass wrote his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, in the 1840s. It was published in 1986 by Penguin Books. In it, he tells the story of his life. You might resort to this sort of introduction when you are trying to fill space because it's a familiar, comfortable format. It is ineffective because it offers details that your reader already knows and that are irrelevant to the thesis.