write the introduction and the first paragraph for your argumentative essay

Write the introduction and the first paragraph for your argumentative essay. Follow the handouts for the introduction and paragraphs on Moodle.

I want you italicize your thesis. Normally, you won’t have to do that, but I want you to do it for this assignment just so I know what you think your thesis is.

You don’t need to have your thesis as the final sentence in your introduction. You can end with your mapping strategies at the end.

Two structures for the introduction you can use:

General opening sentence
General opening sentence

Context

Main issue

Explanation of importance

Thesis statement

Mapping scheme