Introductions as you know are the first paragraph
in an essay.
They have three key parts: the hook, the transition
and the thesis statement.
The hook is the first sentence or two in the
paragraph.
It might be a quote; it might be a little
short description; it might be some startling
statistics, just something that gets the reader
interested in what you are going to say in
the essay.
then there is a little transition that moves
from that hook into what your actual essay
is going to be about.
And that is your thesis statement- that contract
with your reader.
Think of it as if you were walking on a used
car lot.
Does the sales person walk up to you with
the contract, or does he walk up to you to
show you this flashy, red sports car?
You want to give the readers the flashy sports
care,, and when they are hooked, give them
the contract.
Does that make sense?
The example on this page
"one in three Americans is paying too much
for auto insurance," stated Bob Brown in Time
magazine.
That would be the hook.
There is a bit of an additional hook here:
why are people paying too much?
Here is the transition, The answer may lie
in their lack of knowledge about discounts.
Thesis statement: drivers need to take a closer
look at the good student, good driver, and
safe car discounts available to them.
