How does the thesis statement fit into the introduction of the paper?
An introductory paragraph is all that is generally needed for a short paper. Just as a paper has a beginning, middle and end, the introduction has a beginning, middle and end as well. The beginning of an introduction is important because it will either draw reader into the paper or cause a reader to dismiss the paper as uninteresting or unimportant. To help capture the readers interest in the paper, a writer usually begins the introduction with something that will motivate the reader to continue reading the paper. This motivator might be a startling fact, an appropriate quotation, a short anecdote that somehow relates to the subject, a striking description, etc. The middle part of the introduction serves as a transition between the motivator and the thesis statement. The middle part should explain how the motivator relates to the main idea of the paper. In other words, it smoothly and logically connects the motivator to the thesis statement. The last sentence of the introduction usuall
