WRITING SKILLS

PARAGRAPH

NAME : ANGELINE HONG SHING

LYN
CHONG MENG NEE
HENRY SIA CHOU ANG
SHU KAI HUI
TING MING SHI
Structure of an Essay: Introduction, Body paragraphs,
Conclusion

INTRODUCT
ION of any essay should be no
Introduction
longer than 1/10 of its length. If the
essay itself must be of a significant
size the introduction may have several
paragraphs; in the rest of the cases it
consists of one solid paragraph.

Opening sentences introducing to the

topic of the essay
 BODY
PARAGRAPHS
Body paragraph 1
Body paragraph 2
Body paragraph 3, etc.
The body of a basic essay may have as
many body paragraphs as it is necessary
to prove the authors argument of the
thesis statement.
Each body paragraph must be connected
to following one with a logical link.
CONCLUSION
It is usually written in one solid
paragraph.
The conclusion always deals with
summing up the essays arguments
revealed in the topic sentences
It is also important to mention the
importance of the general conclusion
of the essay.
 What is Cohesion &
Coherence?
Cohesion refers to connectivity in a
text.
Coherence refers to how easy it is to
understand the writing.
 Cohesion with NO
Coherence
"My favourite colour is
blue. Blue sports cars
go very fast. Driving in
this way is dangerous
and can cause many car
crashes. I had a car
accident once and broke
my leg. I was very sad
because I had to miss a
holiday in Europe
because of the injury.
 Coherence with NO
Cohesion
My favourite colour is blue. I'm calm
and relaxed. In the summer I lie on
the grass and look up."
 Cohesion & Coherence
"My favourite colour is blue. I like it
because it is calming and it relaxes me. I
often go outside in the summer and lie on
the grass and look into the clear sky when I
am stressed. For this reason, I'd have to
say my favourite colour is blue."