Getting Started...
Getting started can often be the most difficult part of writing. Finding the words to start you off can often be difficult, and so can finding a way to put your ideas into words.
It can sometimes just be difficult to start a sentence, or find words to show how different ideas link to each other. Below is a list of possible sentence starters and linking words that may be useful to help prompt you when you write an introduction to your essay.
It can sometimes just be difficult to start a sentence, or find words to show how different ideas link to each other. Below is a list of possible sentence starters and linking words that may be useful to help prompt you when you write an introduction to your essay.
Need help planning your essay?
Head to the planning tools section of the site by clicking on the link below. There are a few handy tools that will help you put your ideas down so you are ready to write.
To INTRODUCE...
This essay discusses…
The definition of … will be given The issue focused on…. In this essay….. The key aspect discussed … Views on …. range from…. The central theme… Emphasised are… |
…is explored…
…is briefly outlined… …is demonstrated... …is explained… …are presented… …is evaluated… …is described… …is explained and illustrated with examples… |
…is defined…
…is explored… …is included… …are identified… …is justified… …is examined… …is analysed… |
Reference: www2.eit.ac.nz/library/ls_guides_sentencestarters.html