The document discusses the key components of a well-organized paragraph: a topic sentence that introduces the topic and controlling idea, supporting sentences that provide examples, details and explanations to develop the controlling idea, and a concluding sentence that restates the main point. Specifically, it explains that the topic sentence contains the topic and controlling idea to set the scope and focus of the paragraph, while supporting sentences elaborate on this main point through specific evidence and the concluding sentence wraps up the key details.

1. Paragraph Writing (2)
Paragraph Organization
Lecture (7)

2. What makes a paragraph?

4. Topic Sentence
Introductory Sentence
(Introduction)
Supporting
Sentences
Concluding
Sentence

5. Topic Sentence/Introductory Sentence
(Introduction)
It has:
(A)- a topic (the subject of the paragraph)
(B)- a controlling Idea (what the paragraph will
say about the topic. It is called the controlling idea
because it controls or limits the topic to a very
specific point or points)

6. Topic Sentence
Introduction to Academic English 39

7. (Academic Writing from Paragraph to Essay 15)
Circle the topic of the sentence. Underline the controlling idea

8. Topic Sentence

9. Stop and check p.40-41

10. (Academic Writing from Paragraph to Essay 15)

11. (Academic Writing from Paragraph to Essay 14)

12. (Academic Writing from Paragraph to Essay 15)
b.

13. (Writing Academic English (Level 4) 11)

14. (Writing Academic English (Level 4) 11)

15. Supporting Sentences:
 Examples
 Details
 Explanations
 Statistics
 Quotations

16. Supporting Sentences:

18. Stop and check p.44-45-46

19. Concluding Sentence:
1.

20. Concluding Sentence:

21. Concluding Sentence:

22. Concluding Sentence:

23. Concluding Sentence:

25. Stop and check p.48-49-50

26. (Academic Writing from Paragraph to Essay 15)