Just like any other paragraph, the introduction paragraph needs a point or topic sentence which is expanded on in the rest of the paragraph. The point or topic of the introduction paragraph should always be your answer to the essay question. That means the first sentence of your essay should give the answer to the essay question.
For example, if the essay question was "Evaluate the claim that modern childhood is in crisis" then a good first sentence for the introduction paragraph might be "There is no evidence for the belief that modern childhood is in crisis". Or alternatively you might write "Modern childhood is in crisis".
You would then expand on the point or topic sentence with other sentences which support your answer. Don't put the nitty gritty details of your answer here because those with be in the body paragraphs of your essay. But you might put definitions of key terms in your introduction, or one striking piece of evidence, or a well-chosen quotation.
And just like any other paragraphs, your introduction paragraph should end with a link sentence. But this time instead of linking back to the essay question, it links forwards into the rest of the essay.
Writing With Paragraphs 3: Introduction Paragraphs
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Just like any other paragraph, the introduction paragraph needs a point or topic sentence which is expanded on in the rest of the paragraph. The point or topic of the introduction paragraph should always be your answer to the essay question. That means the first sentence of your essay should give the answer to the essay question.
For example, if the essay question was "Evaluate the claim that modern childhood is in crisis" then a good first sentence for the introduction paragraph might be "There is no evidence for the belief that modern childhood is in crisis". Or alternatively you might write "Modern childhood is in crisis".
You would then expand on the point or topic sentence with other sentences which support your answer. Don't put the nitty gritty details of your answer here because those with be in the body paragraphs of your essay. But you might put definitions of key terms in your introduction, or one striking piece of evidence, or a well-chosen quotation.
And just like any other paragraphs, your introduction paragraph should end with a link sentence. But this time instead of linking back to the essay question, it links forwards into the rest of the essay.