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Funnel Opener. Establishes context for the essay Begins general then narrows your focus. Sample Introductory Funnel Paragraph.
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Funnel Opener • Establishes context for the essay • Begins general then narrows your focus
Sample Introductory Funnel Paragraph Only a few politicians have taken a craftsman’s pride in self-expression, and fewer still--Caesar, Lord Clarendon, Winston Churchill, De Gaulle—have been equally successful in politics and authorship. Of these, Churchill may be the most interesting, for he was not only among the most voluminous of writers, but also commented freely on the art of writing. He was, in fact, a writer becoming a politician.
An Introductory Funnel Paragraph Those politician who took pride in self expression Those who were equally successful in politics and authorship The most interesting of these: Churchill Churchill as writer