Understanding Paragraph Structure

A good paragraph has AT LEAST 3 of these.

This helps you narrow the topic and provides the basis for the paragraph.

You use these to clarify and give further meaning to your topic sentence.

This will provide closure to your paragraph and indicate that you have finished what you are writing about.

These can play many roles in a paragraph including giving extra information, giving examples, telling a story, or providing events in chronological order.

This is the general idea of the paragraph and can usually be captured in 1-2 words.

What can you use to help you stay on topic in your paragraphs and include all the required components (topic sentence, aligned supporting details, and a strong concluding sentence)?

What TWO things are true about the concluding sentence?

Supporting sentences always give more evidence to explain the topic sentence.

In writing paragraphs, you do NOT need to use complete sentences.  Subject +Predicate