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PARAGRAPH WRITING
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WHAT IS
PARAGRAPH?
It is a group of sentences thatintroduces, presents and develops one
main idea about the topic. And it can be
divided into three major parts.
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TOPIC SENTENCES
SUPPORTING DETAILS
CLOSING SENTENCES
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Qualities of ood Writing
A paragraphhas to be
United (focused on a single thing)
Coherent (easilyunderstandable to a reader)
Adequately developed
Neatly structured
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TOPICSENTENCES
HOW TO WRITE ONE?
Summarize the main idea of yourparagraph
Indicate to the reader what yourparagraph will be about.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
It introduces the mainidea of the paragraph
It helps the writer focuson the idea written about
It helps the reader knowabout what the paragraph
is all about
WHAT IS TOPIC SENTENCES?It is normally the first
sentence of theparagraph
It conveys the overallpoint of the paragraph
catch readers attention
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ExampleThere are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world.
First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access
to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard
of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged
to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and
efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for
people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
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WHAT ARE SUPPORTING SENTENCES? They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a
paragraph
WHAT DO THEY DO? They are sentences used to support the main idea stated in the
topic sentence They give more information about the main idea through examples
They say in details what the topic sentence says in general They should be strong convincing points on which the topic
sentence can rely upon
HOW TO WRITE THEM?
You should give supporting facts, details, and examples
SUPPORTINGDETAILS
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Example
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries inthe world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. AllCanadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price
Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students aretaught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continuestudying at university. Finally, Canada s cities are clean and
efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots ofspace for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place tolive.
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CLOSINGSENTENCES
WHAT IS THE CLOSING SENTENCES?
The closing sentences is the last sentences in the paragraph. It is a reflection of the main idea pronounced in the topic sentences.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
It sums up what the topic sentence and the supporting details talkabout
It is the closing sentence that reminds the readers of what theyhave to value
It eventually indicates the end of a paragraph It prepares the reader for a smooth transition to the next
paragraph if there is one
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HOW TO WRITE ONE?
Restart the main idea of the paragraph using different words
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Example
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries inthe world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. AllCanadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price
Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students aretaught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continuestudying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and
efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots ofspace for people to live.As a result, Canada is a desirable place tolive.
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PROCESS OF WRITING A PARAGRAPH
1. Came up with a good topic sentence andsupporting ideasTopic sentence : Choosing a college or university
can be difficult.Supporting ideas : 1. Good Location
2. Affordable3. Good preparation for major
2. Order these supporting ideas according toimportance as shown in the next slide.
3. Put this information into outline form and addedsome example for each supporting idea
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Topic sentence : Choosing a college or university can bedifficult.A. Good preparation for your major
1. thorough, solid curriculum2. qualified professors
B. Affordable1. must be able to pay tuition and living expenses2. possibility of scholarships
C. Good Location1. study environment2. possibilities of parttime job in your major
Concluding sentence : You should consider these pointscarefully so you can choose the most appropriate collegeor university for you.
4. Finally, we wrote the paragraph using sentences andtrying to make the paragraph coherent using differentcoherence strategies .
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