What is a paragraph? A group of sentences that develops an idea The idea develops with supporting sentences and examples

1. Paragraph
What is a paragraph?
A group of sentences that
develops an idea
 The idea develops with
supporting sentences and
examples

2. Paragraph Structure
 Topic sentence
First supporting detail
 Second Supporting detail
Third Supporting detail
 Concluding/ Last detail

3. The Topic Sentence
 Very first sentence of a paragraph, but it can be other places too
Introduces the main idea of a paragraph
 Should contain only one main idea
Should be specific and detailed
 e.g. A paragraph without a topic sentence is like An Army without its
general
 Always needs to be indented.
 Tells what a paragraph is going to be about.

4. Supporting sentences support the
information of the topic sentence.
The First Detail
 Should not be the most
important detail.
 Needs to follow directly after
the topic sentence.

5. The Second Detail
 Still should not be the most
important detail.
 Needs to follow directly after
the first detail sentence

6. The Third Detail
 Still not be the most
important detail.
 Needs to start differently
than other sentences.

7. The Last Detail
 Finally!! The most important detail.
 Should start differently than most
of the other sentences.
 Needs to be full of good details!

8. 3 Things Make a Good
Paragraph
1. Unity
2. Coherence
3. Elaboration

9. Unity
When a paragraph has unity,
all the sentences relate
directly to the main idea.

10. Coherence
A coherent paragraph is one in which
all of the sentences logically fit
together
When a paragraph has coherence,
your reader can easily see how all
of the details are connected

11. How can we create coherence?
Organizing your details in a specific
order is one way to make your
paragraph clear and coherent.

12. Elaboration
To add more detail so that your
reader can get a clear picture of what
you mean

13. Ways to elaborate
 highly descriptive words
 definition
 example
 comparison
 contrast
 Fact
 statistic
 cause & effect

14. Process to Write a Paragraph
1. Brainstorming
 Think and write down any ideas about a topic
2. Organizing Ideas
 Organize ideas by creating an outline
OUTLINE
A. Main Idea
i. Supporting detail
a.
b.
ii. Supporting detail
a.
b.

15. First Draft
Write it for the first time
 Do not take much into account about the
cohesion, coherence, grammar, or spelling

16. Editing
Revise all the errors
Make it coherence
Arrange it logically and sequentially
Check grammar and spelling

17. Final Work
 revise all the spelling and grammar errors
Check sequencing
 done