As one student pointed out, “There would be no reason to read the rest of the paper!” They either assume that the body of the paper is most important because it will determine their grade or they don’t want to “tell everything” about their topic in the first paragraph. Many students, however, spend minimal time on crafting an effective introduction. So it’s probably safe to say that introductions need a lot of attention and a lot of work. For example, if you are writing about Countee Cullen’s use of allegory, allusion, and the sonnet form in “From the Dark Tower,” you should say so in your introduction, and the order in which you list the terms should reflect the order in which you will discuss them.
You want to engage his/her interest, but you also want to give the impression that you know what you’re talking about.Īnd, as if that isn’t enough, you also have to include a thesis (or a statement that tells the reader what you plan to argue, analyze, or discuss in the paper) and indicate the organization of your essay. You’ve probably been told countless times that first impressions are important, right? Well, they are, especially when you’re writing a paper, and even more so when you’re writing one for a professor. In an effort to make our handouts more accessible, we have begun converting our PDF handouts to web pages.ĭownload this page as a PDF: Introductions Writing Introductions Introductions: Worth the Effort
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