Constructing Effective Body Paragraphs A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This handout breaks the paragraph down into its conceptual and structural ...

a.question { text-decoration: underline !important; } Guided Practice Each of the paragraphs below contains three underlined sentences. Read each paragraph and then click on the sentence (or sentences ...

Point – the topic sentence, which describes the focus (main point) of the paragraph Illustration – evidence and examples that reinforce the main point Explanation – evaluate the evidence in the ...

Writing a strong topic sentence that establishes the subject of the paragraph Using "echo words" -- i.e., consistent terms for the concepts throughout Applying transitions to link sentences logically ...

A topic sentence – this tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about. The middle section – new sentences are often added here to expand on the main idea introduced by the topic ...

Here’s a paragraph about short sentences: Ideas about the building of paragraphs from sentences usually concern ‘topic sentences’ and the ordering of ‘subordinate ideas.’ ...

Constructing Effective Body Paragraphs This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This handout ...