1st Para: Tell about yourself and undergraduate major in 2 lines.

And also, for what term

you will be applying to and university name.

2nd Para: Tell about your research interests. Tell how your research experience/interests
line up with your intended professor's. Tell about what you know about his work from his
online footprint. Why a specific topic interests you?

3rd Para:

Your small CV
- UG CGPA
- Class position (probably most important point)
- Last 2 years CGPA
- GRE Score
- IELTS/TOEFL score
- Research Experience (Duration/Topic)
- Publication
- Current Affiliation
- Software Literacy

Describe them in very brief and concise manner.

4th para: Say you are thankful for his/her time. and I look forward to looking his reply.

One thing : Never attach CV, Transcript, Score sheet in your 1st mail.