Paragraphs - starting to experiment with ideas of image and design

1. WAF4 Construct paragraphs and use cohesion
within and between paragraphs;

2. Key questions par agr aphs
1. What is a paragraph?
2. How do I structure a paragraph?
3. How do I know when to start a new paragraph?

3. W at i s a p ar ag r ap h ?
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• A paragraph is a group of sentences
about one main idea.
• It can be as short or as long as you like,
as long as the idea you have been writing
about has been fully explored.

4. How to structure a p ar ag r ap h
• There is a simple and easy
way to remember how to
structure a paragraph.
• It’s called the t r af f i c
l i g h t s ys t e m!
• Each colour stands for a
different part of the paragraph.

5. How to structure a par agr aph
• There is a simple and easy way to remember
how to structure a paragraph.
• It’s called the traffic light system!
• Each colour stands for a different part of the
paragraph.

6. Topic Sentences
• The topic of a paragraph is introduced by
a key sentence.
• This is often called a topic sentence.
• This contains the main idea of the
paragraph.
• It often comes at the start of a paragraph.

7. • "There are three reasons why Britain is
one of the best countries in the world.
First, Britain has an excellent transport
system. Second, Britain has a high
standard of education. Students are
taught by well-trained teachers and are
encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, Britain's cities are clean
and efficiently managed. As a result,
Britain is a desirable place to live."

8. Supporting sentences
• They come after the topic sentence, making up
the body of the paragraph.
• Each sentence needs to be about your topic
• What do they do? They give details to develop
and support the main idea of the paragraph.
• You should give supporting facts, details and
examples.

9. • "There are three reasons why Britain is
one of the best countries in the world.
First, Britain has an excellent transport
system. Second, Britain has a high
standard of education. Students are
taught by well-trained teachers and are
encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, Britain's cities are
clean and efficiently managed. As a
result, Britain is a desirable place to live."

10. Ending Sentences
• Ending sentences close or finish the
paragraph.
• Ending sentences can:
a) repeat the topic sentence in a different
way
b) express how we feel about the topic
c) express what we think about the topic.

11. • "There are three reasons why Britain is
one of the best countries in the world.
First, Britain has an excellent transport
system. Second, Britain has a high
standard of education. Students are
taught by well-trained teachers and are
encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, Britain's cities are clean
and efficiently managed. As a result,
Britain is a desirable place to live."

12. Par agr aph Traffic Lights
Introduces what the
Topic Sentence
paragraph is about.
These sentences add
Supporting Sentences details to the topic
sentence.
This concludes or closes
Ending Sentence the paragraph.

13. • Look at your sheet of
paragraphs again.
• Read through each
paragraph.
• Use coloured pencils
to colour in the topic
sentence,
supporting
sentences and
ending sentences.

16. How do I know when to start
a new paragraph?
• There is another simple method you can use
to remember when to start a new paragraph.
Time Person
Ti P
Place Topic
To P

17. What do you n e e d to remember?
What do you
need to
remember?

18. Pa r a g r a phs
1. What is a
paragraph?
2. How do I
structure a
paragraph?
3. How do I know
when to start a
new paragraph?