1. The paragraph

2. What are the parts of a paragraph?

3. Topic Sentence Main idea General Usually first Example:
My favorite holiday is Halloween.

4. Details Specific Support the topic sentence
Supporting Sentences
Details Specific Support the topic sentence

5. Supporting Sentences
Supporting Detail #1: Halloween traditions in the U.S. In the U.S., Halloween is celebrated on October 31. People decorate their homes, dress up in costumes, eat candy, and have parties. In the evening, children go trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods…

6. Supporting Sentences
Supporting Detail #2: Why Halloween is my favorite holiday
I love this holiday because I enjoy participating in costume parties. Some people wear traditional costumes, such as a witch, a vampire, a jack-o’-lantern, a bat, a black cat, a zombie, or a ghost. Others wear…

7. Supporting Sentences
Supporting Detail #3: The annual CELOP costume contest
I always attend the annual CELOP Halloween costume contest. Students, staff, and faculty dress up in creative costumes, and they compete for prizes for the best costume in their category…

8. Restates the topic sentence
Concluding Sentence
Restates the topic sentence
General
Last sentence
Example: Every year, I look forward to celebrating Halloween with my students, colleagues, and friends.

9. What are the parts of a paragraph?

10. Three Parts of a Paragraph
Topic Sentence
Supporting Sentences
Concluding Sentence