2. Paragraph
• Paragraph is
group of sentences about one topic.
I think Warren Buffet is an admirable investor.
This sentence has 2 topics.
Admirable is difficult to prove because it is an opinion.
It supposed to be honorable, the best and the most~
3. • Topic
• Controlling idea
(is going to say what the paragraph says
about topic)
Make your topic sentences specific!!!
4. Supporting sentence
• It should be clear & specific
It should have explanations with relevant
example.
6. 4 keys
1. Begin with a topic sentence that names the
topic and says the paragraph will give
instructions about it
2. Divide the instructions into a series of steps.
For some topics, you will put the steps in order
by time and use time-order transition signals to
show the order
First, do this. Next, do that.
For other topics, you can use listing order
7. 3. Explain each step one by one
4. Use transition signals to introduce each
new step.
8. Ideas for Topic Sentence
- It’s easy to ~ if you do the following
- You, too, can ~ by following these
instructions
- If you want to ~ just follow these
directions
- You can succeed at ~ by doing the
following
