In an explanatory essay, or any essay, the introductory paragraph introduces (hence it's name) the main idea, or what you are going to explain. The body paragraphs go into extreme detail of what the introductory paragraphs mentioned.
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In around 500bc the Germanic tribes were living on southern shores of the Baltic and to the south of Scandinavia. There was a tribe called the Franks living in what is today Germany and they moved west to conquer the Roman Gaul. It was not named France at that time but the kingdom of Franks and at one point the king of the Franks Charlemagne was crowned as the Holy Roman emperor, the first emperor after the fall of Western Rome.
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I believe that kids can cause change that will affect the world because they are the new generation and they can help. I/you plan to change the world by _________ (state your idea )
