How to write a paragraph

How to write a paragraph

Advanced Academic Language

Poll

Why should we learn to write a paragraph?

• Because it is required for school.

• Because I want to express myself clearly.

• Because I can represent myself in intelligent manner.

• Other

Each paragraph should have:

1. Main idea- the purpose of the paragraph

2. Examples - supporting evidence

3. Conclusion- retells the purpose

4. Good grammar

Expressing your self is powerful

• Your ideas are easy to understand through clarity, coherence and cohesion.

• Clarity- shows your reader that you can express what you are talking about

• Coherence- shows your reader that you can choose and gather information to present in your writing

• Cohesion- shows your reader that you can put together information in a logical manner

Drag and Drop

Read the following sentences and tell which one is missing:

Many people use social media. 90 K shared content. 90 M photos daily. ​

These sentence are missing: ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

cohesion

clarity

coherence

Drag and Drop

Read the following sentences and tell which one is missing:

I like your phone. Thumbs up is good. Lore ipsum. ​

These sentence are missing: ​ ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

clarity

coherence

cohesion

Good Grammar Matters

It's good writing etiquette to:

• Start with a capital letter

• End with a period

• Use polite language

Multiple Choice

How many sentences should a paragraph have?

• 2

• 8

• 4

• 5 or more

How to start
your paragraph

Draw

Label the parts of the paragraph.

Poll

If you had to write about cats being better pets than dogs, which sentence would you choose?

• Cats and dogs are animals.

• Cats are intelligent animals.

• Cats are intelligent and independent animals.

• Cats are very different than dogs because cats are independent animals.

Open Ended

Write 2 examples that explain why cats are better pets than dogs.

Match

Match the following transition words.

• To add information

• To give an example

• To contrast information

• To conclude

Also

For example

But

Thus

• Also

• For example

• But

• Thus

Open Ended

Write a conclusion for: Cats are better pets than dogs.