Mr. Fonseca | Paragraph Writing - Basics

[^{Choose all that apply}] A paragraph is a

• written composition.

• collection of sentences.

• writing unit that deals with a single event, description, or idea.

• piece of an essay.

Paragraph's (BIG) Rule:

1 Paragraph =

[^{Choose all that apply}] Which of the following are characteristics of the paragraph?

• Unity

• Content

• Development

• Data

Cohesion, or unity, means that all the sentences in a paragraph

• explain, develop and support the central idea.

• create a "flow" or easiness of reading.

• summarize the main point.

Coherence, or logic, means that all the sentences in a paragraph

• have a clear transition and flow from one sentence to the next.

• are all related to the topic sentence.

When a paragraph has an effective discussion, explanation or description of the topic, and no major points are left untouched, we say that the paragraph has

• adequate development.

• coherence.

• cohesion.

• a concluding sentence.

The general or central idea of a paragraph is called the

The sentence that does a closing statement and synthesis of the paragraph's content, is called the