¿Cómo hacer la INTRODUCCION de un ensayo?📝📒📖

Summary

The video explains how to write an essay introduction. As the essay’s opening paragraph, the introduction should engage the reader and lead clearly into the subject. A useful length is about three to seven sentences, with five as a common target. It should move from a general opening toward the essay’s specific focus.

Suggested structure

1. Begin with a hook. Attract the reader’s attention with one of these options:

   • A question: Choose one that invites explanation or argument, rather than a question that can be answered with “yes” or “no.”
   • A relevant quotation or phrase: Use something connected to the topic that engages the reader.
   • A short anecdote: Share a relevant personal story or one about someone else. Do not disclose personal information about others without their consent.

2. Develop the opening. Use the next two or three sentences to explain or expand on the hook and connect it to the essay’s topic.

3. End with the thesis statement. The final sentence should present a claim or position that can be supported with arguments and explanation. It also leads into the essay’s body paragraphs. The presenter’s example is: “Currently, the US economy is slowly recovering after the 2008 crisis.”

Overall, the introduction should capture the reader’s interest, introduce the topic, and end with a thesis that the body of the essay will develop.

Speakers and sources

• Speaker: One unnamed presenter. The subtitles do not identify the presenter by name.
• Other speakers or sources: None identified. The video mentions quotations as a possible type of hook but does not feature or attribute a specific quotation.