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This document outlines the key elements of a well-written paragraph, including a topic sentence that states the main idea, supporting sentences that explain and develop the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence that restates or adds insight to the main idea. It also discusses features like adequate development of the main idea with specific details, unity with all sentences supporting the central topic, and coherence where details logically relate to each other and the topic. Finally, it lists common ways to organize paragraph ideas such as chronological, spatial, importance-based, developmental, and compare/contrast orders.
This document outlines the key elements of a well-written paragraph, including a topic sentence that states the main idea, supporting sentences that explain and develop the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence that restates or adds insight to the main idea. It also discusses features like adequate development of the main idea with specific details, unity with all sentences supporting the central topic, and coherence where details logically relate to each other and the topic. Finally, it lists common ways to organize paragraph ideas such as chronological, spatial, importance-based, developmental, and compare/contrast orders.
This document outlines the key elements of a well-written paragraph, including a topic sentence that states the main idea, supporting sentences that explain and develop the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence that restates or adds insight to the main idea. It also discusses features like adequate development of the main idea with specific details, unity with all sentences supporting the central topic, and coherence where details logically relate to each other and the topic. Finally, it lists common ways to organize paragraph ideas such as chronological, spatial, importance-based, developmental, and compare/contrast orders.
2-The supporting senteces 3-The concluding sentence. THE TOPIC SENTENCE -States Main Idea. THE SUPPORTING SENTECES -Explain, develop, or prove the Topic sentence. THE CONCLUDING SENTENCE. -porvides a strong ending. -Restates, summarizes, evaluates, or adds an insight to the main idea. FEATURES OF A GOOD PARAGRAPH 1-Adequate development. 2-Unity 3-Coherence TYPES OF SUPPORTING DETAILS 1.Facts 2.Reasons 3.Descriptive details 4.Examples 5.Events 6.Comparisons and contrasts. ADEQUATE DEVELOPMENT The supporting sentences in a paragraph have the job of developing the main idea with specific details. UNITY In a paragraph that has Unity, all the sentences support and develop the main idea. COHERENCE The details in a paragraph must relate not only to the main idea but also to one other. The keys to a coherent paragraph are: Logical organization and appropriate connecting devices. WAYS TO ORGANIZE IDEAS 1-cronological order 2-Spatial order 3-order of importance 4-developmental order 5-comparison/contrast