Essay Writing
Introductions
Four sentences of work, not a paragraph of throat-clearing.
"Since the dawn of civilisation, communication has been important." Every marker has read that sentence a thousand times and it has never earned a mark. An introduction has four jobs and can do all of them in five sentences: context, narrowing, position, signpost. We rewrite openings so the essay starts where the argument starts.
What you get
- Set the context in one sentence, not five
- Narrow to the specific question asked
- State your position clearly
- Signpost the route the essay takes
- Avoid the dictionary definition entirely
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