Zainab Aroba Umer

LECTURER
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
 Content List
Definition of a paragraph
Steps to write a good paragraph
Parts of a paragraph
Types of paragraph
Essential elements of a paragraph
A good example of a paragraph
Parts of a Paragraph

The basic paragraph consists of three parts:

Topic sentence.

Supporting details/sentences.

Concluding sentence.
Topic Sentence: 
Often, the topic sentence is the first sentence of a paragraph.
Also, we can call an introduction sentence of a paragraph. It
summarizes the main idea of paragraph

What is the topic sentence? 

What does it do? 
How do I write one?
Supporting Details
The supporting sentences explain more about the topic sentence. They make
up the body of a paragraph. The following are common origins of supporting
details:
Expert Opinion, facts, personal experiences, others’ experiences, brief stories,
research studies, your own analysis, interviews.

•What are the supporting sentences? 

•What do they do? 
•How do I write them? 
Concluding Sentence
It is the end of the paragraph which is also known as final statement
about the topic. It ties all ideas given in the paragraph and emphasizes
the main idea one last time.

What is the closing sentence? 

What does it do? 
How do I write one? 
Essential elements for paragraph
Unity: your paragraph must focus on one topic

Order: your paragraph should be well-organized

Chronological order
Order of importance

Coherence: the sentences of paragraph needs to connect with each other

Completeness: there should be a sense of clarity.

An example of a good simple paragraph
I have a new toy, my new toy is a car.
Daddy gave it to me on my birthday. My
car is of red color. My car is remote
control based car. It can go forward and
also it is capable of reverse mode. It is
small in size, but it’s very fast. It has four
shiny wheels. It has two doors with
windows. I play with it every evening with
my younger brother. I just love my new
toy car.
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