Writing Effective Paragraphs

The Components of a Paragraph

Paragraphs

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Writing Effective Paragraphs

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Paragraphs Online tutorial:

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4_WritingSkills/07paragraphs.htm

This web site takes users through the actual steps of writing a basic paragraph.

How to Use this Site  or  Start Writing Now!

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A thesis is a single, focused argument, and most paragraphs prove or demonstrate a thesis through explanations, examples and concrete details. This chapter will help you learn to write and analyse the types of paragraphs common in academic essays.

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Writing Paragraphs

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Writing Paragraphs

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Writing Zone

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Writing a paragraph is not a natural skill, but learned skill.

Anyone can learn! Simply follow the structure below.

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A paragraph is when you write on a short subject! It is a group of sentences that tell about one idea. You should always indent before you start anything.

Then you write what you are going to say.

A paragraph should be about 4-6 sentences long:If you have more than 6 sentences, you might want to shorten it, or begin a new paragraph. Having too few sentences can cause a problem, too! If you think you don't have enough sentences, be descriptive, add a little more here and there. This is the guide to having a successful paragraph

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A paragraph should be unified, coherent, and well developed. Paragraphs are unified around a main point, and all sentences in the paragraph should clearly relate to that point in some way. The paragraph's main idea should be supported with specific information that develops or discusses the main idea in greater detail.

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This page was created for all students who

find themselves at a loss for words when

they are asked to write a sentence or a

paragraph

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paragraph.htm#apple

Writing Paragraphs

Narrative paragraphs are often used to describe what a person does over a period of time. Use these exercises to help you improve your narrative paragraph writing skills.

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Paragraph a Week is a yearly writing program designed to give your fifth- and sixth-graders practice with writing various types of paragraphs

In addition it reinforces good study habits and preparation of long-term assignments. Moreover,  it involves parents in their child's Language Arts

curriculum.

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Professor Pen's "Handy" Guide to Writing 5 Paragraphs

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Write the Body Paragraphs

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Take Five: Writing a Color-Coded Paragraph

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The Five Finger Paragraph

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Writing: Essays, Paragraphs and PapersGuide picks

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Combining Ideas to Write Descriptive Paragraphs

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Explore topics by stages of the writing process

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An Academic Writing Module: Paragraphs

Writing exercises for self-directed study

By Alison Hoffmann, Barbara Griffiths and Irina Elgort

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Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange

#7. Sentence Strips Lesson - exercises in paragraph writing

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Writing Paragraphs

Although the following structure is considered

ideal it is not always used. Nevertheless,

it will serve you well, particularly when the

paragraph will stand alone.

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Writing Effective Paragraphs

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Paragraphs

One of the most important aspects of producing effective writing is knowing how to:

create a paragraph

organise individual paragraphs into meaningful and logical sequences to create a coherent piece of writing

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Writing Tips: Body Paragraphs

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writing_tips/body_paragraphs.htm

Writing Paragraphs

Some questions to ask before writing a topic sentence:

ournalistic Questions

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

How?

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Introduction to Paragraphs

In this section of the site, you can learn how to write effective paragraphs.

A paragraph is a collection of sentences which relate to each other because they deal with the same topic. Writers divide their work into paragraphs because paragraphs separate out different parts of an argument and make the argument easier to follow. Think of paragraphs as a kind of route map through an essay.

Effective paragraphs make the reader's task easier, and they show that the writer of the essay is in control of the argument. For paragraphs to be effective, they should have two qualities. Firstly, they should have unity. This means that a paragraph should be about one topic, one element in the overall argument of the essay. Secondly, they should have coherence. This means that the different sentences in the paragraph should connect with each other, and also that the paragraph should connect with the paragraphs before and after it. One of the easiest and most common ways to build an effective paragraph is the 'topic and development' method, and we shall look at this in detail.

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The Five Paragraph Essay

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Writing paragraphs

Paragraphs are an important part of your

writing. They divide what you have written

into easy-to-follow, comprehensible

sections. If you use paragraphs badly

(or not at all!) you are making things

difficult for your reader, and this could well be reflected in your mark.

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writing/paragrap.htm

Writing Paragraphs:

Paragraphs which describe events in chronological order

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Writing Strong Paragraphs

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The major building block for essays and papers is

the paragraph. However, just as there are

various types of materials used in constructing

a house, there are different types of paragraphs used in constructing a paper. The typical paragraph

found in an essay is the main paragraph, but

there are also three special types of paragraphs

that are very essential to writing an effective essay.

These are the introductory, transitional,

and concluding paragraphs.

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paragraphs.htm