Name: __________________________

Period: ___________

Date: _________________
Subject: ______________

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH ORDER

Order Parts of the
Paragraph
1
Hook (Your
choice)

2
3

Transitional
Phrase
Refer to
sources
Relevant
Background
Information
(Use the
information
that is relevant
to your topic)
3-point Thesis

Sentence Starters/Questions to Answer

- Create a short 2-3 sentence story.
- Use sensory details to put the reader
there.
- Ask a really deep question that makes
the reader really think.
- Write a powerful quotation and then
explain it.
This is just one example of why (insert
main argument).
(Author name), creator of (source title)
and (author name), creator of (source
title) analyze (insert main argument)
from unique views.
- What should the reader know about the
topic before they begin reading?
- Who is the author?
- What person or types of people are
involved?
- How did this happen?
- Why does this problem exist?
- When did this issue start?
Even though, (insert what people who
would argue if they disagreed), (insert
first supporting detail for main
argument) and (insert second supporting
detail for main argument).