Not as worrying as

you think!
Paragraphs are used to organise writing
into ‘bite sized’ chunks of meaning.

A paragraph can be one sentence but it

is usually a group of sentences about
the same topic.
 THE TOPIC SENTENCE
• VERY FIRST SENTENCE There are many reasons
OF YOUR PARAGRAPH. that I love to teach. First of
all, I love to teach because I
love being at school. Another
• ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE reason I love teaching is that
the days go by quickly. A third
INDENTED. reason I love to teach is
because I love seeing a
student understand something
new. Finally, I love to teach
• TELLS WHAT YOUR because I love to be around
PARAGRAPH IS GOING TO kids. These are just a few
reasons I love to teach.
BE ABOUT.
THE FIRST DETAIL
• SHOULD NOT BE THE There are many reasons
MOST IMPORTANT DETAIL. that I love to teach. First of all, I
love to teach because I love
being at school. Another
• NEEDS TO FOLLOW reason I love teaching is that the
DIRECTLY AFTER THE days go by quickly. A third
reason I love to teach is
TOPIC SENTENCE. because I love seeing a student
understand something new.
Finally, I love to teach because I
• NEEDS TO BE FULL OF love to be around kids. These
are just a few reasons I love to
GOOD DETAILS!
teach.
THE SECOND DETAIL
• STILL SHOULD NOT BE There are many reasons
THE MOST
IMPORTANT DETAIL. that I love to teach. First of all, I
love to teach because I love being
at school. Another reason I
• NEEDS TO FOLLOW love teaching is that the days
DIRECTLY AFTER THE go by quickly. A third reason I
PREVIOUS SENTENCE. love to teach is because I love
seeing a student understand
something new. Finally, I love to
teach because I love to be
• NEEDS TO BE FULL OF around kids. These are just a
GOOD DETAILS! few reasons I love to teach.
THE THIRD DETAIL
• STILL NOT BE THE There are many reasons
MOST IMPORTANT that I love to teach. First of all, I
DETAIL. love to teach because I love being
at school. Another reason I love
teaching is that the days go by
• NEEDS TO START quickly. A third reason I love
DIFFERENTLY THAN to teach is because I love
OTHER SENTENCES. seeing a student understand
something new. Finally, I love
to teach because I love to be
• NEEDS TO BE FULL OF around kids. These are just a
GOOD DETAILS! few reasons I love to teach.
THE LAST DETAIL
• FINALLY!!
THE MOST
There are many reasons
IMPORTANT DETAIL.
that I love to teach. First of all, I
love to teach because I love being
at school. Another reason I love
• SHOULD START teaching is that the days go by
DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST quickly. A third reason I love to
OF THE OTHER teach is because I love seeing a
SENTENCES. student understand something
new. Finally, I love to teach
because I love to be around
kids. These are just a few
• NEEDS TO BE FULL OF reasons I love to teach.
GOOD DETAILS!
THE CLOSING SENTENCE

• SHOULD LOOK A LOT

LIKE THE TOPIC There are many reasons
SENTENCE. that I love to teach. First of all, I
love to teach because I love being
at school. Another reason I love
• NEEDS TO SUMMARIZE teaching is that the days go by
THE TOPIC. quickly. A third reason I love to
teach is because I love seeing a
student understand something
new. Finally, I love to teach
• NEEDS TO BE AN because I love to be around
OBVIOUS END TO THE
kids. These are just a few
SENTENCE.
reasons I love to teach.
Example:
Topic sentence

I enjoy going to college for

so many reasons. You get
to meet new people and Supporting
sentences
make friends. I find the
subject I’m studying
quite challenging, but
interesting. I really End
enjoy it! sentence
 Example: Topic
sentence
The sport of rugby league teaches self-
discipline. This is shown by the players Supporting
being penalised for losing their temper sentence
or arguing with the referee. Learning
self-control is an excellent thing for
any sportsman. Ending
sentence
• REMEMBER THE WEB MAPPING TO GATHER IDEAS…