The perfect paragraph
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THE PE
RFECT PARAGRAPH
S O M E BA S I C
CO N C E P T S Y
O U NE E D T
O MA S T E R
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SOME BASIC CONCEPTS
Unity: All ideas relate to the main idea
Unity in writing= strong writing!
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COHERENCE
Coherence: All ideas relate to eachother for a clear message
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USE TRANSITIONS TO CREATE UNITY AND COHERENCE
Transitions move your writing from one idea to the next
FOR EXAMPLE . . .FIRST . . .CONSEQUENTLY . . .HOWEVER . . .
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CHOOSE THE BEST ORDER
Chronological: In the order that it happened. This is good for narratives.
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CHOOSE THE BEST ORDERRelationships: How do the ideas relate to each other? This is good for
descriptive or expository writing
(you don’t want this ) (you want this! )
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CHOOSE THE BEST ORDEROrder of importance: From good to best. This is good
for persuasive writing.
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TYPES OF TOPIC SENTENCESONE-PART: My favorite hobby is working on my
computers
TWO-PART: My favorite hobby is working on my computers because it is relaxing, challenging, and rewarding.
MIXED: My favorite hobby is working on my computers for a few powerful reasons.
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THE BASIC PERFECT PARAGRAPHSentence 1: TOPIC SENTENCE: What your paragraph is
aboutSentence 2: Support 1Sentence 3: Specific example/detail/incident for support 1Sentence 4: Support 2Sentence 5: Specific example/detail/incident for support 2Sentence 6: Support 3 Sentence 7: Specific example/detail/incident for support 3Sentence 8: Concluding/Clincher sentence
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ADDITIONAL TIPS FOR WRITING Topic sentence: DO NOT come right out and
announce your plans:“This paragraph will be about . . .” or “I am going to tell
you . . .”
Closing: DO NOT come right out and say “These are the reasons that . . .” or “Now you know . . .”
Be creative and original!