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Writing a Paragraph

Writing a Paragraph. Topic Sentence. States the main idea of the paragraph. Single idea Clear Located at the beginning of paragraph. Supporting Sentences. Provides proof Specific examples Details Logical, coherent thoughts Flows naturally Transitions between ideas.

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Writing a Paragraph

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  1. Writing a Paragraph

  2. Topic Sentence States the main idea of the paragraph. • Single idea • Clear Located at the beginning of paragraph

  3. Supporting Sentences • Provides proof • Specific examples • Details • Logical, coherent thoughts • Flows naturally • Transitions between ideas

  4. Concluding Statement Wraps up the point of the paragraph. Things to think about: • The topic is restated to remind the reader what the composition was about. • Think about what idea or feeling you want to leave your reader with. You want to avoid: • Introducing a new topic • Phrases such as: as I have said, as I proved, as you can see

  5. Example My first day of school was a disaster. First, I went to the wrong classroom for math. I was sitting in the class, surrounded by people taking notes and paying attention to how to do equations, which would have been okay if I was supposed to be in an algebra class. In reality, I was supposed to be in geometry, and when I discovered my error, I had already missed the first twenty minutes of a one-hour class. When I got to the correct class, all twenty-five students turned and looked at me as the teacher said, “You’re late.” That would have been bad enough, but in my next class my history teacher spoke so fast I could not follow most of what he said. The only thing I did hear was that we were having a quiz tomorrow over today’s lecture. My day seemed to be going better during botany class, that is, until we visited the lab. I had a sneezing fit because of one of the plants in the lab and had to leave the room. When I finally finished my classes for the day, I discovered I had locked my keys in the car and had to wait for my brother to bring another set. My first day of school was so bad that I know the rest will have to be better.

  6. Works Cited "Topic Sentence/ Paragraph." St. Louis Community College. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 S Sept. 2012. <http://www.stlcc.edu/>. "Step Up To Writing." Writing the Topic Sentence Middle School Potomac Missoula Montana. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.williamsclass.com/SeventhLanguageWork/StepUpToWriting/TopicSentence.htm>.

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