PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE & WRITING
The next step of writing after sentence structure is writing paragraphs. To begin, it's important to organize your paragraph with the following structure:
Topic Sentence
Supporting Detail #1 (Examples)
Commentary #1 (Explains or discusses examples)
Supporting Detail #2
Commentary #2
Closing Sentence
Topic Sentence
Supporting Detail #1 (Examples)
Commentary #1 (Explains or discusses examples)
Supporting Detail #2
Commentary #2
Closing Sentence
paragraph.ppt | |
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ESSAY STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION
- Grabber/Hook
- Background Information & Connecting Sentences
- Thesis Statement
BODY
- Supporting Details that give examples/facts/information that supports the thesis
- Commentary that explains the details
CONCLUSION
- Answers "so what" - - what point are you trying to convey (restate thesis, summarize ideas)
- Brings closure to your essay and gives it a sense of completion
- Grabber/Hook
- Background Information & Connecting Sentences
- Thesis Statement
BODY
- Supporting Details that give examples/facts/information that supports the thesis
- Commentary that explains the details
CONCLUSION
- Answers "so what" - - what point are you trying to convey (restate thesis, summarize ideas)
- Brings closure to your essay and gives it a sense of completion
elements_of_an_essay.ppt | |
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conclusions.ppt | |
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