A few days ago
Lisa

Can someone help me write an introduction for my English paper?

My paper is a compare/contrast paper on my family and another family. I just don’t know how to start it off. I’ve always had trouble. I am using 5 supporting statements which are: eating habits, chores, family relationships, parenting, and roles. Can someone help me start off my paper!? =)

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A few days ago
Ms. S.

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Start off by making a general statement that any reader will be able to relate to – in your case, you might write something that is true of all families (but make sure it is actually true). Is your essay also concerning a family in a book that you’re reading? If so, you might give a couple of sentences worth of background information on the book. If not, introduce very basic information about your supporting statements. Finish your introduction with your thesis, which should explain the general ways that the two families are similar and different.

In general, when writing an essay about a book, your introducion should have:

1. Hook – A general statement to draw your reader in (“In literature, as in life, people…”)

2. Citation – Include the title and author of the piece you will be analyzing

3. Relevant Background information about the plot and/or topic being discussed

4. Thesis statement – a debatable opinion (minus the “I think!) that says what you will argue in the paper. Remember your paper is an argument for your point of view!

Good luck.

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5 years ago
Anonymous
I did not even read that fully,but i think it is good,because i have read articles on the internet and i have felt these exact things when i did that.I tried to find the meanings of new words just for that article and the older words i knew made much more sense.It is very good for an introduction.
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A few days ago
its_victoria08
You say that you’ve always had trouble starting off your papers. I have too. And I’m a senior in high school.

But, if you always ask someone else to do it for you, you will never learn. You have to let yourself do it wrong a few (or many, many) times in order to ever learn how to do it properly.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
The _________and___________families worked really hard to get where the are today.Without them the world just wouldnt be the same.

Im not that good at english but i do hope that this helps.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
You need to do this yourself, as if you don’t, you will never learn how.
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A few days ago
Anabanana
We are alike but, yet, we are not.
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