Here is an example of the format for the INTRODUCTION of the Research Paper:

Topic: Gun Control
Thesis: There should not be any restrictions on Gun ownership
A. The Second Amendment
B. Deters Crime
C. Boosts economy

Then take your revised thesis and expand it to include support paragraphs letting the reader know the general basis of your argument and what can expect from the body of your paper.

Introduction:

There should not be any restrictions on gun ownership because the Second Amendment explicitly forbids any restrictions on gun ownership, private ownership of guns deters criminal activity, and the production and sale of guns increases employment and boosts the national economy. As the Supreme Court has held in case such as US v Miller (1939) and US v Warin (1976), the right of private citizens to bear arms was not only the intent of the framers but was explicitly stated as a fundamental part of the Bill of Rights. As recently as 2007, university studies--backed by FBI data--have proven that municipalities with fewer restriction on gun ownership have far lower rates of violent crime. Finally, arms manufacturing and sales is directly responsible for over 300,000 full-time jobs and accounts for over $3 billion in taxable revenue in the United States alone. For these reasons, it is obvious that any form of gun control in the United States is both unconstitutional and detrimental to society.

Your support sentences in your introduction will become the topic sentences for your support paragraphs in the body of your essay. Make them CLEAR and PROVABLE.

You should also make any changes or corrections to your bibliography on Nooblebib; and if you have major problems make an appointment with Ms. McLean.