This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the ...

All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Whether your New Year’s resolution was to lock in this semester, ...

Extended "discourse," such as class presentations or essays written as school assignments, has a particular structure arising from particular expectations and standards. Such structure, expectations, ...

Once the introductory paragraph has sufficiently engaged and set the scene for the reader, the real development happens. Teaching students to really develop their ideas meaningfully is essential to ...

Paragraph transition is the movement between paragraphs, specifically how effectively logical order and transitions/transitional devices are used. Arranging ...

In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the textual and analytical space of an essay. In a more concrete sense, an ...