How to write a paragraph

1. WRITING A
PARAGRAPH

2. STEPS TO WRITING A PARAGRAPH

3. TOPIC SENTENCE
A topic sentence is a statement that tells
what your paragraph will be about.
It is the first sentence of the paragraph, it
shows the main idea.
Examples

5. Supporting Details
• They are sentences used to support the main idea stated in
the topic sentence.
• They give more information about the main idea through
examples, steps, description, anecdotes.
• They say in details what the topic sentence says in general.
Examples

7. CONCLUDING SENTENCE
• It gives the same information as the topic sentence, but in a
different way.
• It summarizes the main points in the body of the paragraph.
• A concluding sentence never adds new information.
Transitional Words
Example

10. EXAMPLE