Week 4: Introductions and Conclusions

Welcome to week four of our writing course. In these lessons, we will examine the concept of introductory and concluding paragraphs. We will discuss the parts and structure of the introductory paragraph and will learn some techniques on how to grab your reader’s attention in the introductory paragraph. We will focus on how to write a strong thesis statement, as it’s the most important part of the essay because it sets the purpose and focus. And finally, we will talk about everything you need to know about the concluding paragraph.  The follow-up activities in the practice video will help you better understand the structure of the introduction paragraph, and also identify strong and weak thesis statements.