The introduction guides your reader into the paper by introducing the topic. It should
begin with a hook that catches the reader’s interest. This hook could be a quote, an
analogy, a question, etc. After getting the reader’s attention, the introduction should
give some background information on the topic. The ideas within the introduction
should be general enough for the reader to understand the main claim and gradually
become more specific to lead into the thesis statement. (See the Introductions
handout for further information.)