The Paragraph:
A paragraph is a group of sentences that develops a main idea. The main idea you are to write about is often determined by the question given or assignment provided by your teacher. It can vary in length. Several sentences are used to develop the main idea or topic. A paragraph deals with ONE main idea or subject.
When composing longer pieces of writing, you will use a new paragraph to indicate a new idea.
The structure of a paragraph is as follows:
* A BEGINNING – main idea is expressed in a topic sentence. This topic sentence informs the reader what the paragraph will be about. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph.
* A MIDDLE – also called the body of the paragraph, provides more information about the topic. The middle supporting sentences explain the main idea using logically related details, facts, reasons, or examples or quotations to prove or support the topic sentence in more depth.
* THE END – or closing sentence, provides a conclusion for your paragraph. This last sentence acts as a summary of the topic sentence which reinforces or restates the main idea but in a different way.
Subject: The Paragraph 
Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:31 pm
