What is an Introduction?
An introduction is the beginning of a writing piece, it is used to present the topic to the reader. There are four important features of the introduction abbreviated HDIS: the hook, the definition, the importance and the subtopics.
The Hook
The hook as the word suggest “hooks” the reader similarly to how the fishermen hooks fishes. It is a strong start that keep your readers engaged. The hook determines whether the reader continues to read the writing piece or not. I am sure you have read a story before that did not have a strong hook, where you motivated to continue reading?
How to write your Hook?
Use a short stories, questions, surprising facts and or onomatopoeias to connect your reader to the topic.
Example:
Topic: Cars
Hook:
What do you think the world would be like without cars? Do you think it is possible to walk everywhere? Before the inception of cars most people journeyed on foot.
Here the writer used questions and a surprising fact about cars to create the hook.
The Definition
The definition gives a brief meaning about whom or what the topic is about.
Example
A car is a four-wheeled road vehicle that is powered by an engine and is able to carry a small number of people.
The Importance
The importance clearly highlights why the topic is important to write about. You should aim to do this without mentioning the word important.
Example
Owning a car gives an individual the freedom to move from places at any given time. Cars eliminate walking for long distance. People with cars feel and sense of pride knowing that they have something to take car of.
The subtopic
Subtopics are minor topic (sections) that will compose the body, each paragraph in the body will be headed by a subtopic.
Example
In this essay, we will look at how cars have changed, types of cars and uses of cars.
The bold words are the actual subtopics.
SAMPLE INTRODUCTION
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