Paragraph Structures

To provide details about the main idea

To restate the topic

To confuse the reader

To compare two ideas

Summarize the main point

Introduce a new idea

Contradict the topic sentence

Begin a new paragraph

solution

problem

detail

main idea

spatial-order

chronological-order

compare-and-contrast

problem-and-solution

spatial-order

problem-and-solution

chronological-order

compare-and-contrast

an organization

important details

interesting ideas

a draft

Explaining ideas

Describing locations

Discussing time-based events

Listing problems and solutions

the hook

a topic sentence

the thesis statement

the conclusion

paragraph one

paragraph two

paragraph three

paragraph four

Introduction and body paragraph

Body paragraph 1 and body paragraph 3

Body paragraph and conclusion

Introduction and conclusion