This document compares the structure of paragraphs and essays. It notes that paragraphs typically have a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence, while essays have an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement, multiple supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. The document also discusses how not all paragraphs need concluding sentences if they are part of a longer piece. It provides examples of elements that can be included in introductory paragraphs like background information, facts, or a thesis statement. Finally, it outlines different organizational plans for body paragraphs such as chronological order or logical division of ideas.

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Paragraph/Essay
Writing

2. Paragraph vs. Essay
Paragraph Essay
1. Topic sentence declares the topic
and the controlling idea
2. Supporting sentences
3. Concluding sentence
1. Introductory paragraph declares
the topic in the general
statements and the controlling
idea in the thesis statement
2. Supporting paragraphs
3. Concluding paragraph

3. Savage,
Alice,
and
Patricia
Mayer.
Effective
Academic
Writing
2:
The
Short
Essay.
Oxford:
Oxford
UP,
2005.
Print.
Not all paragraphs need a
concluding sentence. A paragraph
that stands alone needs a
concluding sentence,
but a paragraph that is part of a
longer piece of writing doesn't
always need one.

4. Savage,
Alice,
and
Patricia
Mayer.
Effective
Academic
Writing
2:
The
Short
Essay.
Oxford:
Oxford
UP,
2005.
Print

5. Savage,
Alice,
and
Patricia
Mayer.
Effective
Academic
Writing
2:
The
Short
Essay.
Oxford:
Oxford
UP,
2005.
Print

6. Savage,
Alice,
and
Patricia
Mayer.
Effective
Academic
Writing
2:
The
Short
Essay.
Oxford:
Oxford
UP,
2005.
Print

7. Savage,
Alice,
and
Patricia
Mayer.
Effective
Academic
Writing
The
Short
Essay.
Oxford:
Oxford
UP,
2005.
Print

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Introductory Paragraph
General statements+ Thesis statements(
(Organizational Map)

9. Introductory Paragraph
S Introductory paragraph declares the topic in the
general statements and the controlling idea in the
thesis statement
The introduction to an essay should
S • Get the reader interested in the topic (attention-getter).
S • Provide background information about the topic (factual
material).
S • State the thesis of the essay (main idea).

10. The Attention-Getter and
Background Information
S A story or anecdote
S History, facts, or information about the topic
S An appropriate quotation
S A problem the reader should know about concerning the
topic
S A question that limits your topic
S A reference to something historical, something in the news,
S a current event, or a literary work
S A statement that popular ideas about your topic are wrong
Adapted from
Robitaille, Julie, and Robert Connelly. Writer's Resource: From Paragraph to Essay. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2013.
Print. Pg98

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Body = Content
paragraphs
Organizational Plans

12. Organizational Plans
The body paragraphs could be presented
S In chronological order,
S In order of importance,
S Logical division of ideas
S According to some other structuring principle, or
S With a combination of these plans
Robitaille, Julie, and Robert Connelly. Writer's Resource: From Paragraph to Essay. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2013.
Print. Pg 105

13. Robitaille, Julie, and Robert Connelly. Writer's Resource: From Paragraph to Essay. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2013.
Print. Pg98

14. Robitaille, Julie, and Robert Connelly. Writer's Resource: From Paragraph to Essay. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2013.
Print. Pg 105

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Organizational Plans

16. Logical division of ideas is a pattern of organization in which
you divide a topic into points and discuss each point
separately. The model paragraph uses this pattern .You can
use logical division t o organize many kinds o f topics, not
just reasons