Drafting Your Paper:
Writing the Opening Paragraph
The Schoolcraft College English Department's quality standards for research papers says that
A satisfactory introduction provides necessary background information, names or limits the topic or scope of the paper, and suggests or states a thesis.
For many people, writing the opening paragraph of a research paper is the hardest part of the writing process.
References and Resources
Ballenger, Bruce. "Let's End Thesis Tyranny." The Conversation. 26 May 2019. Chronicle of Higher Education.
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"Developing a Thesis Statement." The Writer's Handbook. 2 July 2012. Writing Center, University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Hamilton, Barry W. "Writing the Funnel Paragraph." Northwestern Seminary. 24 February 2006. Roberts Wesleyan College.
"Introductions." The Writing Center. n.d. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
