Grade 8: Research Report

Your introduction should express your main idea in an interesting way. Try these ideas.

Capture interest with a fascinating fact.

More than nine thousand species of grasshopper are jumping around on our planet. These agile creatures can leap more than twenty times their body length. Though a threat to some crops, grasshoppers are a fascinating type of insect.

Paint a picture or set a scene to introduce your topic.

Bobs, corn rows, flips, spikes, powdered wigs, and pompadours–these are a few dramatic examples from the history of hairstyles. They all tell something about culture and fashion in their time.

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