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Writing Strong Introductory Paragraphs

Help readers want to keep reading! A strong introduction often starts with a hook, names the topic, and previews the main ideas. Read each task carefully, then write your own engaging introductions.

Notice what makes an introduction work

Imagine you are writing an informational piece about how city parks help people and wildlife.

1.What is the main job of an introductory paragraph?

To tell every detail and fact in the entire piece
To catch the reader’s interest, introduce the topic, and point toward what is coming
To explain how the topic ends
To repeat the title in several sentences

2.Which sentence is the strongest hook for an informational piece about city parks?

City parks are places in cities.
Have you ever spotted a bird, butterfly, or hidden path in the middle of a busy city?
This piece is about parks.
Parks have many things in them.

3.Read the introduction: “A city park can be much more than a patch of grass. Parks give people places to exercise and relax, and they provide food and shelter for wildlife.” Which sentence names the topic most clearly?

4.In that introduction, what two ideas does the last sentence preview?

Build an introduction

Use specific, lively details. Your hook should connect to the topic, and your preview should name the ideas your piece will explain.

5.Improve this weak opening with a more interesting hook: “This piece is about keeping oceans clean.” Write one hook sentence that could lead into an informational piece about ways people can reduce ocean pollution.

6.Write a clear topic sentence for an informational piece explaining how bees help plants and how people can protect bees.

7.Complete this introduction by filling the blank with a phrase that fits: “A tiny seed can become a towering tree! Trees are important to people and the environment. In this piece, I will explain how trees provide .”

8.Complete this introduction by filling the blank with a phrase that fits: “A tiny seed can become a towering tree! Trees are important to people and the environment. In this piece, I will explain how trees support .”

9.Use details from the scenario—parks have paths for walking, open spaces for playing, and trees and flowers that provide food and shelter for wildlife—to write a complete introduction about how city parks benefit people and wildlife. Include a hook, a sentence that names the topic, and a preview of at least two benefits.

10.Revise this introduction so it has a hook, a clear topic, and a preview: “Recycling is important. There are lots of things to know about it.” Write two or three stronger sentences.

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