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 introductory paragraph 2. One or more body paragraphs 3 ... texts to determine the type of essay you will expect students to write (that is, example essay, argumentative essay, etc). Clarifying the ...

2. The introductory paragraph should state the argument (sometimes also called the ‘thesis’) – the argument tells the reader what the essay will claim and prove. This is your and the reader’s map or ...

In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the textual and analytical space of an essay. In a more concrete sense, an ...