{"id":6947,"date":"2018-10-30T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.essaypop.com\/?p=6947"},"modified":"2020-11-02T04:39:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T12:39:04","slug":"how-to-write-a-perfect-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.essaypop.com\/style-guide\/how-to-write-a-perfect-introduction","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Perfect Essay Introduction?"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You only get one chance to make a first impression.”<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Begin the Begin<\/span><\/h2>\n

A structured, engaging introductory paragraph is key to beginning an effective essay. You only get one chance to grab your reader\u2019s attention and focus them on what you\u2019re going to talk about in your paper, and the introduction is where this happens.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If this paragraph is dull, the reader will be turned off and stop reading the paper. If it\u2019s disorganized or incoherent the reader will get confused, <\/span>you\u2019ll lose credibility and, again, the reader will most likely stop reading your essay<\/a>. And, if you are a student and the reader happens to be a teacher, if these problems exist, it can begin to affect your grade. This section will help you compose an interesting and organized introduction to your multiple-paragraph essay that will get your audience interested early in the paper.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s up with all of these boxes?<\/span><\/h3>\n

To understand how and why the writing frames (the boxes that you write in) are set up the way they are, one must understand the basic building blocks of introductory paragraphs. Many students are taught that there are just two components to a good introduction – <\/span>the hook<\/b>, which grabs the reader\u2019s attention, and <\/span>the thesis statement<\/b> which explains what the essay will be about.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, these elements are really important, and they are included in this system, but they are not enough to create a satisfactory introduction. The essay\u2019s first paragraph must also include an organized list of each of the essay\u2019s upcoming sub-topics that will become body paragraphs later in the essay. We call each of these items on this list a <\/span>POP<\/b> (point of the paragraph). The introduction must also end with a wrap-up sentence or two that we call the <\/span>closer<\/b>. Without <\/span>all<\/b> of these important elements the introduction will end up feeling clumsy, awkward, and vague, and this is not a result you want.<\/span><\/p>\n

essaypop is set up so that you compose all of these important elements in separate writing frames. The hook is written in one frame, the thesis statement<\/a> in the next, and so on. When you\u2019re finished, these writing frames become automatically stitched together into an engaging and organized introductory paragraph that is properly formatted according to MLA style and automatically converted to a Google Doc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s even cooler is each writing frame is packed with information and tools that will make you a proficient essayist very quickly. For example, clicking the help icon in any writing frame will give you access to comprehensive and easy-to-understand explanations of the writing concepts you are working with. This is also where you will find plentiful paragraph models that you may emulate and learn from.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our built-in <\/span>sentence starter menu<\/b> that is located in the bottom-center portion of each frame provides you with a huge array of transitional words and phrases and other sentence starters to help you say what you want to say smoothly and coherently.<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s like having a teacher right next to you.<\/span><\/p>\n