Paragraph Structure Part One

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Topic Sentence

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Topic Sentence – Usually the first sentence but sometimes the second

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Topic Sentence – Usually the first sentence but sometimes the second The topic sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Examples: – I love going out to dinner.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Examples: – I love going out to dinner. – My dog had a terrible experience last week.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Examples: – I love going out to dinner. – My dog had a terrible experience last week. – Police are an important part of the community.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Examples: – I love going out to dinner. – My dog had a terrible experience last week. – Police are an important part of the community. Everything in my paragraph will describe this sentence.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Can’t be too general

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Can’t be too general – Or too specific

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Can’t be too general – Or too specific Do not announce topic – “I would like to write about…”

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Can’t be too general – Or too specific Do not announce topic – “I would like to write about…”

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Bad examples

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Bad examples – I want to write about when I was in school.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Bad examples – I want to write about when I was in school. First problem – I want to write about…

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Bad examples – I want to write about when I was in school. First problem – I want to write about… Too general – Students always made stupid jokes and made fun of me.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Bad examples – I want to write about when I was in school. First problem – I want to write about… Too general – Students always made stupid jokes and made fun of me. Too specific, too many details

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 Main Idea – Bad examples – I want to write about when I was in school. First problem – I want to write about… Too general – Students always made stupid jokes and made fun of me. Too specific, too many details I had terrible experiences when I was in school.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 One Main Idea

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 One Main Idea – One paragraph = one main idea

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 People have the power to make themselves feel better. So many people around the world live unhealthy lifestyles and don’t realize that the quality of their lives could be so much higher. Every country has people who for example, eat too much junk food, get very little exercise, do not get enough sleep, smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol. Clearly, these people are not thinking so much about their health. These same people often complain about getting sick or feeling tired all the time. This is because they don’t realize how they are causing their own problems. If they started considering their health more importantly, they would make changes to improve the quality of their lives.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 1.Write three topic sentences.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 1.Write three topic sentences. 2.Have your teacher review them with you and together you and the teacher will select one to write a paragraph.

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 1.Write three topic sentences. 2.Have your teacher review them with you and together you and the teacher will select one to write a paragraph. 3.Write a paragraph on your topic sentence. You must have at least four sentences other than your topic sentence. 5 total!

Paragraph Structure – Part 1 1.Remember each sentence must have a subject, verb, and be a complete thought. 2.Each sentence must start with a capital letter, end in a period, and have proper spacing.