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- The introduction paragraph is the first part of your essay, and it's important to start strong.
- A great introduction grabs your reader’s interest and tells them what to expect. You can write one in 4 steps, just keep watching!
- Hi, I’m Jessica from Scribbr, here to help you achieve your academic goals. Step 1, hook your reader
- Your first sentence sets the tone for the whole essay. This sentence is often called the “hook”, because you want to catch your reader and
- reel them in! Avoid long, dense sentences — start with something clear, concise and catchy that will
- spark curiosity. So we’re writing an essay about the history of the Braille writing system.
- We want to start by saying something like: Sure, that tells us what the essay’s about, but it’s a bit plain and boring.
- Let’s try turning it into a hook: The invention of Braille was a major turning point in the history of disability.
- That’s more like it - instead of just stating our topic, we’re making a bold claim about its place in history and linking it to relevant social themes.
- The phrase “turning point” hints at the big changes we’re going to discuss, without giving too much away just yet.
- What does your introduction sentence look like? Pique my interest in the comment below!
- I’m curious! Step 2, give background information
- Next, give your reader the background they need to understand your argument. Depending on the subject of your essay, this might include:
- Describing the historical or social context Defining key terms Introducing relevant theories or research Setting up the different sides of a debate
- But don’t overdo it here - save your evidence and interpretation for the main body of the essay.
- In our Braille example, we first introduce the topic The writing system of raised dots used by visually impaired people was developed by
- Louis Braille in nineteenth-century France. and then sketch the social context that the essay will address.
- In a society that did not value disabled people in general, blindness was particularly stigmatized, and lack of access to reading and writing was a significant barrier to social participation.
- The idea of tactile reading was not entirely new, but existing methods based on sighted systems were difficult to learn and use.
- Step 3, present your thesis statement Now it’s time to narrow your focus and show exactly what you want to say about the topic.
- This is your thesis statement—a sentence or two that sums up your overall argument. It’s the most important part of your introduction, because it defines the focus of your whole
- essay. A thesis isn’t just a statement of fact, but a claim that requires evidence and explanation.
- The goal is to clearly convey your own position in a debate or your central point about a topic, and to indicate the reasoning behind it.
- So, the main point of our essay is to show why Braille was such an important invention. The thesis statement sums up the two stages of our argument - the innovation of a writing
- system made for blind people, and the social changes it facilitated: As the first writing system designed for blind people’s needs, Braille was a groundbreaking
- new accessibility tool. It not only provided practical benefits, but also helped change the cultural status of
- blindness. More about thesis stat ements in our next video on this playlist, but don't head on
- over just yet.. We got 1 more step to go!
- Step 4, map your essay's structure Particularly in longer essays, it’s helpful to end the introduction by signposting what
- will be covered in each part. Keep it concise and give your reader a clear sense of the direction your argument will
- take. In our example, we map out the three main parts of the essay: the pre-Braille situation,
- the development of the invention, and the consequences. This essay begins by discussing the situation of blind people in nineteenth-century Europe.
- It then describes the development of Braille and its gradual acceptance within blind education. Subsequently, it explores the wide-ranging effects of this invention on blind people’s
- social and cultural lives. By the way, even though the introduction comes at the start of your essay, you don’t have
- to write it first - if you’re stuck, feel free to work on the rest of the essay and come back to it later.
- Just make sure you’ve got your thesis statement to guide you - click this video next to learn how to write a strong one!
- I'll see you there!