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PARAGRAPHS
Based on the video: http://youtu.be/5yhlvSRhrNQ
Paragraphs are often misunderstood. Students tend to skip a line when they have written
quite a lot of text, but that is not what paragraphing is all about.
To start with, you should start a new paragraph when you change to a new idea or focus in
your writing. Therefore, it helps if you are following a plan for your answer; you simply start
a new paragraph when you move onto a new part of your plan.
Every paragraph needs a topic sentence. A topic sentence is the first sentence of the
paragraph, which explains what the paragraph will be about. The rest of the paragraph then
goes into more detail on this point. For example:
Here is our topic sentence which explains what
this paragraph is about: the lack of comfort in the
school uniform,
You should be able to wear what you want to school because the uniform is too
uncomfortable. The jumper is 90% asbestos; you don’t stop scratching yourself the
whole day. The ties have you half choked and the trousers – don’t even talk to me
about the trousers; they cut you at the waist and the ankle. It’s a joke.
Here is the rest of the paragraph which goes into
more detail on the topic of just how the uniform is
uncomfortable.
If you find yourself drifting onto a topic that is not the same as the topic sentence then it is
time to start a new paragraph.
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