How to Write an Essay: Introduction Paragraph (with Worksheet)

Learn how to write an essay starting with the introduction paragraph. Print this pdf to take notes:
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Here are the timestamps:
00:00 How to write an essay
00:41 Example of an essay
00:56 Parts of an essay
02:10 The first sentence (called the "hook" or "lead")
02:28 Essay hook types and examples
05:54 Background information
06:10 Background information types and examples
08:18 Thesis statement
10:21 Thesis statement examples

Please note: This video does NOT cover how to outline an essay. To learn how to outline an essay and transfer the outline into a draft, this video will help:
youtube.com/watch?v=XqhgENMJAWs

This video series explains essay writing step by step, starting with the essay hook (or lead), background information (also called the bridge), and thesis statement, along with several examples of each. The video begins with a brief introduction about what an essay is, how many paragraphs to include, and gives information about the prompt.

The bulk of the video explains how to write the first sentence of an essay, also called "the hook" (or "the lead") and gives five types of hooks, as well as examples of each. It goes on to explain what types of facts or information to include in background information on a topic. Finally, it explains what a thesis statement is and gives several examples on various types of topics, in each, explaining that the thesis statement includes both the main idea and three reasons, steps, examples, or parts of something. All four parts of this video series can be found at these links:

How to Write an Essay (Part 1)--Introduction Paragraph
youtube.com/watch?v=FGU5Tkh-Rvg

How to Write an Essay (Part 2)--Body Paragraphs
Quick Overview: youtube.com/watch?v=UGM_TZQpIyk
Step By Step: youtube.com/watch?v=IYYGVoiiq_U

How to Write an Essay (Part 3)--Conclusion Paragraph
youtube.com/watch?v=NBiiRrgZJfk

How to Write an Essay (Part 4)--Transitions
youtube.com/watch?v=ZFkFFu_7c_I

Thank you for watching! Let me know if you have any questions or feedback in the comments.