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Paragraph (¶) writing

3 parts:

1. Topic sentence (subject+verb+controlling idea)

2. upporting sentences!details (at least 3)3. "oncluding sentence

#$% writing

3 parts (loo& at it as a big scale paragraph)

1. 'ntroduction (ac&ground!general inor*ation $, a thesis state*ent)2. 3 od- ¶s (see ¶writing)3. "onclusion (su**ar- o controlling ideas $, a nal thought)

INTRO: guide -our reader!help hi*!her ocus on the topic

thesis state*ent (what is the essa- going to be about / 3 ideas0 one or each

¶)



#$P#: #ver- high school senior has the opportunit- to travel with his!her

class*ates at the beginning o senior -ear. 4ur school was o5ered several

arrange*ents and ater a length- *eeting0 we deter*ined that *ost o us would

preer to travel to pain. The plan was to derive to 'tal- where we would spend a

da- sightseeing0 continue our trip to pain where we would spend ve da-s0 and

stopping in 6rance or several hours on our wa- bac& ho*e.

7ighlighted part thesis state*ent with three controlling ideas ('tal-0 pain0

6rance)

Thesis state*ent is the last sentence o the introduction and it tells the reader what

the rest o the essa- is about.

BODY ¶s:

The thesis state*ent told the reader that the essa- will address the senior trip to

pain and pro*ised to ollow this order: 1. 'tal-0 2. pain0 3. 6rance

¶ 1:

Topic sentence: ubject0 verb0 controlling idea 1 ('tal-)

#$P#: 4ur rst stop was 'tal- where we had the opportunit- to see a lot o

interesting sights that we will never orget.

upporting sentences 8 si*pl- write about the sights that -ou saw while in 'tal-.

"oncluding sentence: wrap up the paragraph to indicate to the reader that -ou are

done with this controlling idea and *oving on to the ne9t one.

#$P#: topping in 'tal- or a da- was a wonderul idea as it gave us a chance to

see so*e wonderul sights that we will alwa-s re*e*ber.

¶2: ollow the sa*e pattern and write about pain

¶3: ollow the sa*e pattern and write about 6rance

CONCLUSION (summary of the controllin i!eas of the "o!y ¶s an! a #nal

thouht$

#$P#: Traveling abroad with -our riends is an unorgettable e9perience.

Together we were able to see *an- interesting sights in 'tal-0 pain0 and 6rance.

#ver- *inute o the trip was well organied and thereore0 i -ou are a senior with a

chance to choose where -ou would li&e to travel0 ' highl- reco**end this traveling

arrange*ent. %ou will have a great ti*e with -our riends0 and see so*e things -ou

will never orget.

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