The document discusses the key components of a well-written paragraph, including a topic sentence that states the main idea, supporting sentences that develop and explain the topic sentence, and a concluding sentence that restates the main point. It also covers maintaining unity within a paragraph by having all sentences relate back to the topic sentence, using transition words and phrases to connect ideas, and different types of paragraphs such as narrative, persuasive, descriptive, and expository.
You can write grammatically and spell perfectly but still produce sentences that will bamboozle your reader.Be alert to what matters in sentence structure, and know what to look for in your own writing.
Look back at our class lesson to get examples of a variety of topic sentence formats. You can also read some of the examples we shared and came up with together.
You can write grammatically and spell perfectly but still produce sentences that will bamboozle your reader.Be alert to what matters in sentence structure, and know what to look for in your own writing.
Look back at our class lesson to get examples of a variety of topic sentence formats. You can also read some of the examples we shared and came up with together.
Assesing Writing. This is my presentation in Language Testing class. The materials on these slides are mostly taken from Douglas Brown's book, Language Assessment.
How to structure a paragraph to develop a central claim. Make your paragraph cohesive and coherent. Use transition language to link ideas. Use a topic and concluding sentence to frame the paragraph.