This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the ...

Fiction writers can grab and hold their reader’s attention by creating tension. This can be done by selecting their words carefully and by how these words are used in sentences. Short sentences can ...

Once you have planned your ideas for a piece of writing, you need to work out the best order for your paragraphs. In both fiction and non-fiction writing, paragraphs give your writing shape. In a ...

In the most abstract sense, the function of an introductory paragraph is to move the reader from the world of daily life into the textual and analytical space of an essay. In a more concrete sense, an ...