1. How to write your introductory paragraph A step by step guide by Mrs. Giannone

2. Sentence #1- Attention getter This should be a quote or statistic that is cited. It should make the reader excited about reading your paper. “More than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981” (http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm).

3. Sentences 2-4 These sentences are points that you will make in your paper in order to prove your thesis. Can be quotes or paraphrases

4. Sentence 5 or last sentence of the paragraph Thesis statement DO NOT CITE YOUR THESIS!