An introduction is like a guidebook to your whole assignment. It gives background information into your topic area and outlines all the ideas you are going to present. Remember that most introductions will be about 10% of the final essay and will include some or all of the following:
An introduction to the context or background of the topic (you could include interesting facts or quotations)
The reason for writing about this topic
Definitions of any complex terminology that will be referred to throughout the assignment
Introduce the main ideas that stem from your topic/title and the order in which you will discuss them?
You may want to use the grid below to help you structure your introduction; you can use the right-hand column to jot down your own ideas.