In my essay, I am going to tell you about the importance of an introductory paragraph. My first reason introductory paragraphs are important is because they include important information to guide the audience, such as main ideas and thesis. My second body paragraph will tell you about how the introduction functions as the outline for the reader to know where the writer is going with their ideas. Third, my final point is that introduction paragraphs engage the audience by including a hook because without the hook the readers will not be interested in the writing. These are the reasons why the introduction is important to have.