Writing Essay Introductions

The video presentation for this session outlines the 5 Golden Rules for writing an essay introduction then takes you through an example introduction paragraph to provide a practical demonstration of each rule. Additional resources are also provided to guide and support you with writing introductions, including a model of the 5 Golden Rules and an annotated exemplar of the example showcased in the video (both available for download) in addition to useful links to other web resources.

Resources

Below you will find two downloadable resources to help guide you when writing essay Introductions. The first is a model of the '5 Golden Rules for Writing Essay Introductions' and the second is an annotated exemplar of the sample Introduction outlined in the video which demonstrates each of the 5 Golden Rules in action!

Here are some useful weblinks to online resources which will help you write an essay introduction. The first link takes you to an Academic Phrasebank with a huge range of 'sentence starters' to help when you need to introduce work. The second link takes you to the essay writing tips on the Griffith Health Writing and Referencing Guide. The third link directs you to Library resources that will help you with writing your assignments.

Manchester Academic Phrasebank – Introducing Work

Griffith Health Writing and Referencing Guide – Writing Your Essay – The Introduction

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RMIT Learning Lab - Academic Word List Tool

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Curtin University Learning Centre - Better Sentences

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Manchester Academic Phrasebank

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