Writing with Andrew | How to Start an Essay | First Lines and First Impressions @WritingwithAndrew | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
So much depends on the first line of a paper that it can be especially difficult to know how to begin. In this video, we go over the common mistakes that writers make in the first line and talk about how you can write a stronger first line.
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Weak First Lines
4:19 Better First Lines
6:15 Examples and Explanation
10:13 Final Thoughts
So much depends on the first line of a paper that it can be especially difficult to know how to begin. In this video, we go over the common mistakes that writers make in the first line and talk about how you can write a stronger first line.
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Weak First Lines
4:19 Better First Lines
6:15 Examples and Explanation
10:13 Final Thoughts