Method 1: the basic points of writing an article introduction
1, attract readers with a wonderful beginning. Your first sentence should attract readers' attention and encourage them to continue reading. If your sentences are boring and old-fashioned, readers will lose the motivation to continue reading. Therefore, it is necessary to lay the correct tone for the article through excellent opening. Ask questions. A good question can attract readers to find the answer.
Example: What do dolphins and military fighters have in common?
Prove with enough facts and data. A sufficient fact or data can make your article have discussion content.
For example, the Golden Gate Bridge is painted 365 days a year, which means that each floor uses 65,438+089,000 liters of paint (50,000 gallons).
Clever use of quotations. Quoting celebrities (or non-celebrities) will arouse the discussion of readers who know celebrities.
Example: Machiavelli once said, "Nothing great can be achieved without taking risks."
Define keywords or phrases. If a keyword or phrase you use is unusual, special or technical, you should define it at the beginning.
Example: "Macmillan? Webster's definition of "flexibility" is: the enduring ability to pursue something valuable or desirable.
2. Briefly introduce the content of your later article. At the beginning, or after the first sentence or two, you may need to give a brief explanation of what you want to write later. This can give readers an overview of the article, or a reading guide to help them continue reading. You don't have to write "This is an article about X" directly, but you can explain it through a concise summary.
Early American residents suffered from an epidemic in the17th century. This forced them to try local drugs.
Don't ignore every detail abstractly. It is called abstraction for a reason. You need to fully explain every important fact and the main idea of the article to the readers.
3. Point out your argument. Your argument may be the most important part of your introduction. One argument is to condense your point of view into one sentence. If someone asks you to explain your point in one sentence, you can put forward your argument. Here are two examples to illustrate this point: the so-called "gap year" is becoming more and more popular for a certain reason: gap year can let young people feel life, get a pleasant experience and realize the responsibility of growth before entering university. And these experiences are hard to learn in college.
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web strongly shows that women should have the same right to speak and pay for social issues as men. Although the characters in this book are all animals.
Don't make the following mistakes when writing an argument. Your argument is the most important leading sentence in your article, so you need to express it in a standardized form instead of making the following common mistakes: your argument can't be a fact or a phenomenon. The argument should have a stand so that others can argue with you.
Your argument can't be written as a list, a question, or a springboard to talk about other things. Your argument should revolve around a point of view, or the controversy of the point of view, and be expressed in declarative sentences.
Unless allowed, your argument can't be expanded in the first person (such as "I" or "I think").
5. If necessary, write a few transitional sentences after the argument to introduce the theme of the article. Generally speaking, your argument is the last sentence of the introduction. But this is not always the case. Sometimes you need to add a sentence or two after the argument to make the transition to the main part of the article. For example, after extensive environmental protection in several key areas in Africa, the number of elephants has increased by leaps and bounds.
Method 2: Write a personal essay introduction.
1, fascinating with a wonderful beginning. As mentioned above, you can play your opening remarks freely-especially in your personal article-as long as your opening remarks are related to the situation and feelings of your article. The following example may be helpful to the beginning of your introduction: I was wandering on the road when the disaster came.
On the morning of June 4th, 1976, my mother calmly made a far-reaching political statement without saying a word. Although she didn't know what it meant at the time.
I made many mistakes when I was young, but none of them taught me more lessons than the first time I broke the law.
Don't be afraid to reveal private content. Personal essays play an important role because they share things that we don't usually share. It can contain anything, from one's own phobia to love stories. If your profile contains such content, don't be afraid to disclose your private information in the profile. Share your story honestly and don't exaggerate the content.
3. Personal prose does not need traditional argumentation. Although your introduction may also contain some arguments, it is different from the arguments in traditional papers and debate articles. This is completely normal. The introduction of your article can be just an explanation of a story or an event. As long as it can help you tell a good story or provide enough background information, your introduction doesn't need to contain arguments.
Method 3: Write an introduction to the experimental report.
1, summary and introduction of differences. It is a summary of the experiment, based on the reader's understanding of the theme of this article, but he has not read the original text yet. Generally around 200 words. However, in the introduction, the type, purpose and importance of this experiment are elaborated in detail, and some background information of this experiment is attached. This has nothing to do with the experimental results.
2. Explain the experiment briefly. Whether you are studying temperature model, DNA/RNA replication or plate tectonics, a good introduction can fully explain the content of the experiment. An excellent introduction can explain which factor is the key to the success of the experiment.
3. Explain the experimental objectives. What problem did you do this experiment to study? These goals should be related to your assumptions, but not identical. Your experimental goal will be analyzed in the conclusion, so it is important to be clear.
4. Provide theoretical prediction for the output of the research conclusion. It is very helpful to list the theoretical predictions of the experimental results, especially when your experimental conclusions have a breakthrough. This distinguishes what is expected from what actually exists.
Method 4: Write an introduction to literature or film reviews.
1, starting with the declaration. This declaration can be about the work itself, or it can be your conclusion about the theme or significance of the work. Declarations can make articles look more professional and attractive. Here are some good declarations: "The beauty presented in the film is as wonderful as that described by terrence malick in The Tree of Life."
If possible, add your argument in the introduction. Your argument is the analysis or display of the works of art you are commenting on. Broadly speaking, you can agree or disagree with a work of art, or choose to focus on presenting a painting in an unconventional way. Because many people who watch movie reviews tend to see what you think of the movie you are commenting on, if you do have an opinion, you'd better at least mention it in the introduction.
3. If necessary, integrate the work into its literary or film background. Many readers of professional art criticism hope that critics can integrate art into the literary or film background. What does this mean? This means that you need to talk about the influence of other books or movies on this work, such as whether it is the product of an art movement or whether it has some kind of political ambition. Many readers expect these to appear in the framework of the article, at least in the introduction.
Method 5: Write the introduction of the research paper.
1. Start by introducing your topic. Research papers can be scientific or humanistic, so no matter what your topic is, narrow your topic, so that your readers can grasp the clue and understand which part of your paper is concerned about science or humanities. Here are some examples: "Since language and culture have been linked, professional scholars have studied them separately."
"Throughout the twentieth century, our understanding of life on other planets has changed dramatically."
2. Summarize the main direction of your research paper. If your research is complicated or involves many aspects, it is helpful to explain clearly what your paper will talk about in the introduction, which can make readers clear the controversial points of your paper before reading, and finally make it easier to understand.
3. State your argument clearly. If possible, it is usually necessary to clearly indicate at the end of the paper that you have evidence to prove the argument. Because research papers require high evidence, paying attention to this point can better support your argument.
Tip: When writing an introduction, don't use cliches (over-expressions with no practical significance) or boring structures.