Brief description and example

1. READING AND
WRITING
CLASS OBECTIVES:
1. The paragraph: structure and topic
sentence
2. Writing practice
September 14th to 18th

2. CARLOS CARDONA

3. WHAT IS A
PARAGRAPH?

4. WHAT IS A
PARAGRAPH?
 A paragraph is a piece of writing that
consists of one or more sentences.
 A collection of related sentences
dealing one topic.
 A group of sentences
 A clear main ideapart of a longer
composition.
 A miniature essay.
 It is the basic unit of writing in which
a group of related sentences develops
one main idea.

5. WHAT IS A
PARAGRAPH?
 Most of the time, the first
line is indented

6. PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE
 A paragraph regularly has three parts:
1. Topic Sentence: It is usually the
first sentence in a paragraph.
2. Supporting Sentences: They
support the information of the
topic sentence. It
includes specific details
3. Conclusion: It reminds what the
topic sentence was about.

7. PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE
SAMPLE PARAGRAPH:
My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is because
he loves to play catch. What’s also fun is
that he follows me around the house with
a toy and drops it on my foot, so I will
kick it. Additionally, he can catch just
about anything, but his favorite thing to
catch is a Frisbee. Finally, he loves it
when I pretend like I’m falling dead, and
he runs over to lick me. All these reasons
show why I really have fun playing with
Romeo.

8. PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE
My Dog Romeo is so much fun to
play with. One reason he’s fun is
because he loves to play catch.
What’s also fun is that he follows me
around the house with a toy and
drops it on my foot, so I will kick
it. Additionally, he can catch just
about anything, but his favorite
thing to catch is a Frisbee. Finally,
he loves it when I pretend like
I’m falling dead, and he runs over
to lick me All these reasons show why I
really have fun playing with
Romeo.

9. THE PARAGRAPH
A GOOD PARAGRAPGH HAS:
 UNITY
 SUPPORT
 COHERENCE
 COHESION
 GOOD LANGUAGE
 VARIETY OF STRUCTURES
 CORRECT CAPITALIZATION

10. THE PARAGRAPH
UNITY
Unity means that you discuss just one
main idea in the paragraph. The main
idea is stated in the topic sentence and
the supporting sentences develop that
idea.
SUPPORT
It means that the main idea should be
fully developed in the paragraph.
COHERENCE
It is well organized and easy to
read.(well organized details)
COHESION
It means, the paragraph must be well
connected. (linking words and logical order)

11. THE PARAGRAPH
NOW LET US PRACTICE!

12. THE PARAGRAPH
NOW LET US PRACTICE!

13. THE PARAGRAPH
NOW LET US PRACTICE!

14. THE TOPIC
SENTENCE
• It is usually the first sentences in aparagraph.
• Most general statement in paragraph which gives only the
main idea. It does not give any specific details so it should
be narrowed.
• It introduces the main idea of a paragraph.
• Summarize the main idea of your paragraph. Indicate to
the reader what your paragraph will be about.
• Contains both a topic and controlling idea (key words)

15. WRITING
ACTIVITY
Pick from the following prompts and
write a paragraph:
• My favorite vacations travel
• My favorite city
• Should cameras on drones watch all public
spaces to prevent crime, or is that a
violation of privacy?
• Is technology and internet depersonalizing
people?
• Lockdown for teenagers