Alphabets form words, words form sentences, sentences are linked together with linking words, sentences form paragraphs and paragraphs form essays.
Let’s brush up on how to write an awesome paragraph.
Introduction
- Say how you feel (or)
- tell a fact about the topic given (or)
- ask a related interesting question about the topic.
Supporting details
- You can give descriptions, reasons, examples or details of your topic sentence.
- Have at least 3 supporting details.
- add comments and further explain the details.
- add only necessary details.
Conclusion
- Say how do you feel (or)
- What lesson did you learn (or)
- Give advice to the readers based on the topic (or)
- Ask an interesting question (or)
- tell your personal opinion (or)
- add a quote.
PARAGRAPH DEFINITION
A paragraph is a number of sentences grouped together and relating to one particular topic.
Why writing a proper paragraph is important?
An essay is broken up into sections. These sections are called paragraphs.
- It makes reading easier.
- For each new paragraph there should be a change of topic and development to the next level of the topic.
- If there are no paragraphs, it looks uninteresting and not easy to read.
1. Learn to frame sentences, simple, compound and complex sentences.
2. While framing sentences we deal with one thought.
3. Similarly, each paragraph must deal with one topic or idea.
1. Every sentence in a paragraph must be closely related with the topic of what you are writing.
2. Set the theme in your mind and plan its details.
3. There should be a CONNECTIVITY of all the sentences in the paragraph you write and should not deviate from the main theme.
The topic sentence, also called the key sentence, carries the subject to be dealt with the paragraph. It is the first sentence of the paragraph or so called the introduction.
Planning ahead of what to write.
Paragraphs are miniature essays, where there should be connectivity between sentences, treating one definite subject in a logical order of thought.
- When you are given a topic, choose one thing or theme to say about it and stick to it till the end.
- For e.g., if you are going to write about dinosaurs, choose one theme to write about it like,
- Its habitat.
- Food habits.
- Hunting nature.
- How it got extinct? etc.
Choose any one of the above categories for your paragraph. Stick to it till the end and don’t forget about the connectivity. Start with an interesting introduction and satisfying conclusion which sums up the whole idea of your paragraph.
And if you write one paragraph for each category mentioned above, with a separate introduction and conclusion paragraph, TADA, it becomes an essay!!!!
1. The sequence of thoughts or the development of the subject must be related in the order of their occurrence, and all ideas should be connected with the leading idea and arranged accordingly.
1. The first and the last line of the paragraph are the two most important sentences.
2. The first line should arouse the interest of the reader and the last line should satisfy it.
Avoid same sentence construction which makes your paragraph boring. Description, reasons, details, examples, comments, suggestions, ideas, opinion, can be added in a logical order to create variety in your paragraph.
Here is an example paragraph on Earthquake.
My theme is a general description on it.
You can choose your own, of which you find interesting, like,
–Parts of the Earth most affected (or)
–How to create awareness? (or)
–What happens after an Earthquake? (or)
–How to know if an Earthquake is going to happen? etc.
Keep the language simple, the style direct, and the sentences short to keep your readers hooked to your paragraph.
Enjoy writing!!!!
