How to Start An Essay And Boost Your Grades

How to Start an Essay? How many times have you wanted to write a simple text to someone but didn’t know how to start? We face that â€Å"struggle† every day. That happens even when you want to have a serious conversation with someone, you don’t know to begin. Everything has its introduction, from the day-to-day conversation and text messages to essays. It is impossible to avoid writing essays as a student and the chances are high you’ll have to write a few if you decide to have a career as a freelance writer. Stuck on Your Essay? Check out these example essays. Yes! Show me examples .popup_essay{ text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid lightgrey; border-bottom: 1px solid lightgrey; } .popup_essay h3{ letter-spacing: 0.3px; margin-bottom: 0; } .popup_essay p{ font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.3px; color: grey; font-weight: normal; font-size: 17px; margin: 15px 0; } .post-page-wrapper .post__wrapper .post__content .popup_essay a { background-color: #4CAF50 ; border: none; color: white; padding: 13px 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: block; font-size: 16px; width: 210px; margin: 0 auto 15px auto; letter-spacing: 0.3px; } .post-page-wrapper .post__wrapper .post__content .popup_essay a:hover{ text-decoration: none; } You get your topic (or come up with one on your own), do your research, create an outline, and the writing process is ready to commence. But, how to start the essay? What to write in an introduction? Why is an introduction so important in the first place? As a writer, I know how frustrating it can be, even though I love writing essays. To help you out, I am going to provide useful info and tips you should implement when it’s time to submit the next essay to your professor or client. Starting an essay – why should I bother? It is not uncommon for people to assume that introduction is nothing else than a paragraph you have to write and get it over with so you can move on to the body paragraphs. When it comes to essays, every part is equally important and contributes to the overall quality of your paper. Introductions and conclusions are just as important as the paragraphs in the middle. The primary purpose of the introduction is to inform a reader (or more of them) about your topic and let them know what you’re going to discuss throughout your work. Basically, it gives some info about stuff people can expect to see in your essay. In fact, introductory paragraph is essential for every essay you write without it, you risk leaving your reader feeling disoriented and confused. As a result, he/she may feel reluctant to read the rest of your essay. What’s more, beginning of an essay is the time when you make the first impression. You already know that first impressions are important. The introduction is your chance to make a reader feel interested, get his or her attention, and make others want to read your paper. Just think about it, do you continue reading something if the introduction of that article or essay is bad and uninteresting? Remember how you always watch a trailer before you, actually, see the movie? If you don’t like the trailer, you don’t have high hopes for the film either. Well, consider the introduction as a trailer for the rest of your essay. Your job is to make that trailer appealing, intriguing, and able to catch a reader’s attention. To sum up, introductions are important because they: Indicate the topic of your essay Give an idea of essay organization Establish the tone of your essay Provide background information on the importance of that particular topic What should the introduction contain? It is way easier to start your essay when you follow a certain structure guidelines. When you’re about to write your essay, you always make sure to follow a certain outline in a bid to submit a well-crafted paper and get good grades. Outlines also keep you on the right track and ensure your work has all elements that one essay requires. Introductions are similar. To start your essay properly you have to make sure it contains three elements: Hook Bridge or background information Thesis statement Hook The hook is the first sentence of your introduction and its role is to grab reader’s attention. As you can conclude by its name, this element of the introductory paragraph has the purpose to â€Å"hook† a reader and make him/her interested in what you have to say. This is where you make that first impression I mentioned earlier. And you don’t really get a second chance to make the first impression. The hook is meant to intrigue your reader and makes him really want to keep going and read the rest. Bridge or background information You created a powerful, fun, interesting hook and now what? Well, a reader has to know more about the purpose of your essay, importance of the topic, why is it relevant in the first place. Right after the hook, your job is to move on to providing background information, two-three sentences that act as a bridge or transition between the hook and a thesis statement. Remember, the information you provide has to be relevant to the overall topic of your essay and logically connect all elements of your introduction.