a 1. It should have an introduction that is strong.
Any written work requires an introduction that is impeccable so that transitions to the other parts of the paper have a good flow. The opening is considered as the winning part of the paper. This part summarizes the issue, research done, facts collected and all the findings that one has made. Make it short to leave room for more discussion in the other parts of the essay.
A thesis statement is usually at the end of an introductory paragraph. The sentences that precede the sentence will introduce it, and the sentences that follow will support and explain it. so it would probably be topic sentences
