The document provides guidance on writing introductions for academic papers. It lists the key components that should be included in a longer introduction, such as providing background on the topic, defining key terms, stating the purpose or thesis of the paper, reviewing others' work on the topic, describing research methods, and noting any limitations. Students are instructed to incorporate all of these elements into a single paragraph introduction and are given an exercise to outline and write a sample introduction on one of several topics using these components.

1. ACADEMIC WRITING
BS ENGLISH 3RD SEMESTER
Topic: Introductions
Teacher: Mansoor Qayyum

2. Components of a longer introduction
1. Background
2. Definition of a key term (or key terms)
3. Purpose or aim of the paper (Thesis Statement)
4. Review of work by others on the topic (imaginary)
5. Your research methods (accordingly)
6. Any limitations you imposed (accordingly)
All the above must be written in one paragraph (that is
introduction)

3. Practice Exercise
a. Make an outline of an essay on the topic:
Pollution, university education, Harassment, poverty
b. Write an introduction for a longer essay on the above topics.
Include all the necessary components in the introduction that are a
part of the introduction of a longer essay.
(150 words)