Thursday Thoughts: On Writing Introductions Well

Thursday, June 14, 2018 Expert Advice , Walden University , Writing Process No comments

Why are introductions so hard to write? When should I write an introduction: before or after the draft has been written? I have a thesis statement, but where should I put it in my introduction? How do I give my reader a clear, concise preview of my essay? Do capstone projects have introductions?

Here in the Walden University Writing Center, we receive questions about writing introductions all the time. And students ask these questions for good reason: Introductions are important. They're not the most important element of your essay, but they are the first important element of your essay.

While the scope, length, and critical elements of your introduction will vary depending on the writing situation in which you find yourself, we've created some helpful resources that you can access as you need them. Take a look and follow the links below:

Here's our Writing Center webpage overview on writing introductions

Would a trained Writing Instructor leading you through a lesson on introductions be helpful? Click here and view our live webinar session on introductions, replete with plenty of opportunities to practice these useful skills

Over the years on this blog, we've compiled many resources dedicated to introductions. Here's a post that answers one of the introduction-related questions above (Protip: use the search bar on the right to find all of our introduction posts)

Our Walden Writing Center podcast, WriteCast, has a wonderful episode on avoiding the top-five introduction mistakes.

And for you Walden University capstone writers out there, we've assembled a Doctoral Captsone Form and Style Kit called How Do I Introduce My Study.

Enjoy these resources, dear reader. We enjoyed creating them for you!

The Walden University Writing Center creates resources for scholarly writers at all phases of their Walden University journey. Students just starting their coursework, all the way to students finishing their capstone projects will find useful resources to help make them better writers today!