<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">As stated before, the introduction paragraph introduces the reader to your topic, hooks their attention, and has a good thesis statement (the thesis statement should be one sentence that tells the reader what the point of the paper will be).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Watch the videos below to understand how to write a good introduction. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_tv2-lXHfAI?rel=0" width="420" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">This video was made for a college, but contains information we can use for our class as well.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/clPtbFT23Bs?rel=0" width="420" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Next, browse the links I gave you in the "What does good writing contain?" lesson again concerning the introduction paragraph:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://writesite.cuny.edu/projects/tasks/elements/introduction/" target="_blank">Writing an Introduction 1</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html" target="_blank">Writing an Introduction 2</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/" target="_blank">Creating a Thesis Statement</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14px;">These contain great information. Take notes and use them when writing an introduction paragraph.</span></p>