This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the ...

An introduction is the opening paragraph of an essay ... to ‘explore’ or ‘describe’ or ‘analyse’ a piece of writing. In the introduction you need to outline your answer to the essay ...

(10 minutes) Ask students to exchange intro paragraphs with a partner. Ask each student to write analyses (written separately, two minutes each) of their peer’s: Opener Motive Thesis In addition, I ...