How to Write a Classy Mentorship Assignment Introduction? Six Quick Tricks

As the saying goes-

”First impression is the last impression.”

So, why let your mentorship assignments to miss on making an impression on your professor? The part of your assignment that will make this everlasting impression is the introduction.

Therefore, it is important for it to be classy and crisp!

In order to achieve this goal, here are some tricks:

Trick 1: Conduct Proper Research
Research is the first step that will help you achieve the above mentioned goal. Without research you will neither have sufficient information about your assignment topic nor will you be able to find facts and figures that will help you support your views on the same. Therefore, research is really important. It is suggested to conduct research precisely and purposefully, for it to be fruitful.

Trick 2: Add a Hook
By adding a hook in your introduction you will be able to achieve the following two goals:
(a)Grab you reader’s attention, and
(b)Excite them to read further and engage themselves in the same.
It will work as an anecdote which gives an intriguing narrative to the readers about what is coming next, and thus engage them in reading further.
You can add a hook in following formats:
(a)Question format,
(b)Quote format,
(c)Fun fact format,
(d)Statistics format,
(e)Classic narrative format or
(f)Seetting a scene format.

Trick 3: Have a Funnel Approach
To have a funnel approach while writing an introduction for your mentorship assignment, following steps can be followed:
(a)Begin from a broader approach of your assignment topic with the relevant context and content. This helps the reader to get the basic background information about the topic.
(b)Next, you provide your own approach over the issue which is supported by current facts, trends, and excerpts. Through this, you will be able to tell your own position on the topic.
(c)Towards the end of the funnel, you present an overview of the argument by presenting the main supporting points. You can also add your thesis statement here. This helps the readers to understand the main motive behind the assignment and what is possibly expected out of the further reading.

Trick 4: Highlight the Importance of Your Title
Often while following the funnel approach students get so involved in providing background information that they forget to mention the mere importance of the topic. A topic can be important on any one of the below mentioned grounds:
(a)How it is building upon the previous work?
(b)How it is helping to gain an insight about something that has been overlooked from a long time?
(c)How it is improving on the previous written work?

Trick 5: Make Use of Fallacy
This allows you to present an argument, which you believe is incorrect and which will be challenged in the assignment further. There are various forms of fallacies that can be used. Some of the interesting ones are:
(a)Straw man fallacy.
(b)Add hominem fallacy.
(c)Appeal to ignorance.

Trick 6: Avoid 3 C’s
The three 3 C’s that should be avoided while writing an introduction are:
(a)Cliches: Avoid using the same usual pattern of beginning with an introduction by merely defining the title of your assignment. Try to think and write out-of-the-box. You will be able to avoid it by reading and following the suggestions given under the ‘add a hook trick’.
(b)Citations: You can add one or at max two citations in your introduction paragraph. Overdoing citations will just stuff your introduction and make readers think that you don’t have your own viewpoint to put forward. Therefore, it is better to avoid overusing it at first place.
(c)Copying: If any traces of copying are found in your mentorship assignment, it might face disapproval from your professor which will ultimately affect your grades. Therefore, avoid this practice and follow the above mentioned tricks to write a killer introduction on your own.

*SURPRISE CONTENT*
While following and incorporating the above mentioned tricks, don’t forget the three rules while writing assignment. This includes:
(a)Your introduction carries nearly 20% of the total word limit,
(b)It should be written first, and
(c)It should have thesis statement.

By following the above mentioned six quick tricks and rules, you will surely be able to deliver a flawless and fascinating introduction for your mentorship assignment.

Summary: The article helps students to write a catchy yet classy introduction for their mentorship assignment.