Please view the following brief video for tips on writing an introductory paragraph for your research paper essay:how to start an essay with a hook/essay tips on youtube by tom nicholas.
If this video gave you some tips to begin writing your introductory paragraph, please do so now. Your paragraph should begin with a “hook” – something to interest your reader (me!) in your topic (your working thesis statement). Add your thesis statement (already submitted) at the end of this paragraph. 4 sentences minimum in this paragraph.
If you would like more information on how to write an introduction, please watch this next, longer, video:how to write an effective essay:introduction on youtube by English with james.
Please submit this exercise in Word only. You will use this to write the rest of your paper.
Be sure to use what you have learned in our chapter 7 handout, Drafting and Revising Essays, as you write your introductory paragraph. This is a good reference source.
