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WRITING 01
WEEK 01
PARAGRAPH WRITING
What is the paragraph?
• A group of sentences that develops
one main idea.
What is a topic sentence?
• The topic sentence is the first
sentence in a paragraph. It
introduces the main idea of the
paragraph
How many parts are there
in a topic sentence?
• A topic sentence has two parts: the topic
and the controlling idea.
- The topic names the subject or the
context of the paragraph.
- The controlling idea makes a specific
comment about the topic. It also limits or
controls the topic to a specific aspect of
the topic to be discussed.
• Example: Convenience foods are
Topic
easy to prepare.
Controlling idea
Two important points that you have to
remember when you write a topic sentence:
1. A topic sentence should be neither too general
nor too specific. If it is too general, the readers
cannot know exactly what the paragraph is going
to discuss about. If it is too specific, the writer
may have nothing to say further.
• Example:
1. Watson and the Shark is a good painting. (Too
general)
2. In this painting there are some men in a boat.
(Too specific)
3. Watson and the Shark, by John Singleton
Copley, shows a dramatic rescue. (Good)
(Segal, M.K., & Pavlik, C., 1997, p.19)
2. You shouldn’t include too many
unrelated ideas in your topic
sentence because your paragraph
will not have unity.
• Example: Dalat city is famous for its
temperate climate, its tourist
attractions, and its friendly people.
What are supporting
sentences?
• The sentences come after the topic
sentence, making up the body of a
paragraph. They give details to
develop and support the main idea of
the paragraph.
How can I write?
• Ask questions:
- What?
- How?
- Why?
- When?
- Where?
- By what way?
• Using technique:
- Facts
- Explanation
- Short story that relates to the point
to be supported.
- Experience (personal experience)
- Statistics
- Description
- Multiple supporting techniques
EXAMPLES
Milk is one of the most important sources of
nutrition for human beings and animals. It is the
first food provided for newborn babies because
milk contains a large variety of nutritional
constituents, and at the same time it is easily
digestible. Milk is about 13% solids, and the
solids contain 3.3% protein, 5% carbohydrates,
4% fat, and many vitamins and minerals.
Moreover, milk protein contains all of the
essential amino acids like casein and
lactobacillus. Lactose is the principle
carbohydrate of milk is the only source of lactose
in nature. Milk also contains all of the known
vitamins: A, B, D, E, and K. For all of these
reasons, milk consumption is the keystone of
human beings and animals.
• What is the purpose, and who is the
audience for this paragraph? How do
you know?
• What is the topic sentence?
• Underline the facts in this paragraph.
• What is the concluding sentence?
Television Advertising
Advertisements are one of the frustrating parts of
watching television. In the first place, the advertisements
waste time. For instance, about 15 minutes is lost by
watching the ads during a single mews program. In the
same way, the watcher wastes his time watching
advertisements during a good movie. In the second place,
the advertisements interrupt the viewer. For example, the
viewer may forget the situation or show during the
advertisement. Even worse, during a good movie, the
watcher looses his feelings when the ad comes on, and that
has bad psychological influences. The third place, the ads
make many products look more appealing than they really
are. For example, an expensive car is made to seem
luxurious, or a bad product like deodorant is made to look
very good by showing a beautiful amazing lady taking a
shower. Accordingly, the television viewer must be aware
and critical of the ads in order to endure them.
• What is the topic sentence?
• Underline the example in the
paragraph?
• How might the author add the details
to the paragraph?
• What concluding technique is used in
the paragraph?
My Old House
I like to remember my old house from San Luis Potosi,
in Mexico, because there I enjoyed my infancy and
adolescence. Although it is small house, for me it always
seems bigger, mainly the patio where I played soccer with
my cousins and friends. On the patio there was a small pool
where I played with small boats and paper. I remember
each corner of my old house, but mainly my favorite place
was the widow of the living room. From this window I could
see the rain in the summertime, and I could feel the
tranquility and freshness of the streets. Moreover, from this
window, I could admire the stars in the dark sky. For all
these reasons, my old house occupies a special place in my
mind.
• Underline all the phrases that appeal to one or more of the
five senses.
• What is the topic sentence?
• What is the purpose of this paragraph?
Eels
I’m afraid to eat food cooked with eel. In Thailand, eel
is a kind of expensive and well – known fish. This fish is
about 1 – 2 feet long, usually yellowish dark brown and
snake – like. It lives in fresh water, but unlike most fish, it
has no scales. Instead its skin is mucus – like, so in
preparing to cook it, we have to rub its body with sand or
with the leaves of the “khoy” tree to remove the mucus.
Once when I was young, my aunt asked me to prepare the
fish. First I beat their heads with a stick and rubbed their
skin with “khoy” leaves; then I cut their heads of and put
them in a large bowl to wash. When I poured the water into
the bowl, the headless, pinkish white eels began to twist
and swing left and right. After that day, I never ate eel
again.
• Does the second sentence help the reader? If not, work in
pair and rewrite it.
• Does the writer use enough specific detail from his personal
experience to explain his dislike?
• Has the writer persuade you and your classmates? Why or
why not?
University Costs
The international student needs much money to study
at the university in the U.S. The cost can be divided into
three categories. First is the price of house rent; that
expense differs according to the kind of house. For
example, a single basement room with a small kitchen at
one end and a bed at the other costs at least $200 a
month, but an apartment with a separate bedroom and
kitchen costs at least $350 a month. The second expense is
the cost of food; this cost is also various for each person. I
spend at least $300 per month, so my daily cost for food is
about $10. The final expense is the cost of tuition. This cost
is especially high. I need $2000 per semester for tuition at
this university because I am an “out – of – state” student.
And that doesn’t even count the expenses for books,
clothing, and other expenses. Therefore, I need at least
$4000 for each semester.
• Techniques of support:
• Circle the controlling ideas in the topic sentence.
• What function does the second sentence in the paragraph
fulfill?
Example
There are three reasons why Canada is one of
the best countries in the world. First, Canada has
an excellent health care system. All Canadians
have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, Canada has a high standard of
education. Students are taught by well-trained
teachers and are encouraged to continue
studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are
clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities
have many parks and lots of space for people to
live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to
live.
How To Write a
Paragraph
1. Exploring ideas:
- Think carefully about what you are going to
write (or generating the ideas).
- Ask yourself: What question am I going to
answer in this paragraph? How can I best answer
this question? What is the most important part of
my answer? How can I make a topic sentence
from the most important part of my answer?
What facts or ideas can I use to support my topic
sentence? How can I make this paragraph
interesting? Do I need more facts on this topic?
Where can I find more facts on this topic?
- You can get more information by
using these methods and sources:
+ discussing and listening ideas.
+ interviewing and taking notes
+ reading reference books, magazines,
newspapers and doing research
+ using the information in the Internet
2. Open your notebook.
Write out your answers to the above
questions. You do not need to spend
a lot of time doing this; just jot down
what appear in your heads.
3. Collect facts related to your
paragraph topic.
Make sure the facts you are
collecting are related to the exact
question you are going to answer in
your paragraph. You should cross out
the unrelated details.
4. Organize your facts and ideas in a way that develops
your main idea/ or making an outline.

- Find the best way to tell your reader
about it. -> Decide which order/pattern
to put them in the paragraph.
+ time order/ chronological (such as first
to last) order in telling a story,
+ space order (from far to near or near to
far, from right to left or left to right, from
top to bottom or vice verse, from inside to
outside or vice verse) in describing a place
or an object) in describing a place, an
object…
5. Writing the first draft
6. Editing Paragraphs
Styles and Organization
1. Make sure your paragraph has a topic
sentence.
2. Make sure your supporting sentences
focus on the main idea.
3. Make sure you have a closing sentence.
4. Check that all your sentences focus on
the main idea.
5. See if your paragraph is interesting.
• Grammar and Spelling
1. Check your spelling.
4. Make sure each sentence has a
subject.
5. See if your subjects and verbs
agree with each other.
6. Check the verb tenses of each
sentence.
7. Make sure that each sentence
makes sense.

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  • 2. What is the paragraph? • A group of sentences that develops one main idea.
  • 3. What is a topic sentence? • The topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph. It introduces the main idea of the paragraph
  • 4. How many parts are there in a topic sentence? • A topic sentence has two parts: the topic and the controlling idea. - The topic names the subject or the context of the paragraph. - The controlling idea makes a specific comment about the topic. It also limits or controls the topic to a specific aspect of the topic to be discussed. • Example: Convenience foods are Topic easy to prepare. Controlling idea
  • 5. Two important points that you have to remember when you write a topic sentence: 1. A topic sentence should be neither too general nor too specific. If it is too general, the readers cannot know exactly what the paragraph is going to discuss about. If it is too specific, the writer may have nothing to say further. • Example: 1. Watson and the Shark is a good painting. (Too general) 2. In this painting there are some men in a boat. (Too specific) 3. Watson and the Shark, by John Singleton Copley, shows a dramatic rescue. (Good) (Segal, M.K., & Pavlik, C., 1997, p.19)
  • 6. 2. You shouldn’t include too many unrelated ideas in your topic sentence because your paragraph will not have unity. • Example: Dalat city is famous for its temperate climate, its tourist attractions, and its friendly people.
  • 7. What are supporting sentences? • The sentences come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph. They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.
  • 8. How can I write? • Ask questions: - What? - How? - Why? - When? - Where? - By what way?
  • 9. • Using technique: - Facts - Explanation - Short story that relates to the point to be supported. - Experience (personal experience) - Statistics - Description - Multiple supporting techniques
  • 11. Milk is one of the most important sources of nutrition for human beings and animals. It is the first food provided for newborn babies because milk contains a large variety of nutritional constituents, and at the same time it is easily digestible. Milk is about 13% solids, and the solids contain 3.3% protein, 5% carbohydrates, 4% fat, and many vitamins and minerals. Moreover, milk protein contains all of the essential amino acids like casein and lactobacillus. Lactose is the principle carbohydrate of milk is the only source of lactose in nature. Milk also contains all of the known vitamins: A, B, D, E, and K. For all of these reasons, milk consumption is the keystone of human beings and animals.
  • 12. • What is the purpose, and who is the audience for this paragraph? How do you know? • What is the topic sentence? • Underline the facts in this paragraph. • What is the concluding sentence?
  • 13. Television Advertising Advertisements are one of the frustrating parts of watching television. In the first place, the advertisements waste time. For instance, about 15 minutes is lost by watching the ads during a single mews program. In the same way, the watcher wastes his time watching advertisements during a good movie. In the second place, the advertisements interrupt the viewer. For example, the viewer may forget the situation or show during the advertisement. Even worse, during a good movie, the watcher looses his feelings when the ad comes on, and that has bad psychological influences. The third place, the ads make many products look more appealing than they really are. For example, an expensive car is made to seem luxurious, or a bad product like deodorant is made to look very good by showing a beautiful amazing lady taking a shower. Accordingly, the television viewer must be aware and critical of the ads in order to endure them.
  • 14. • What is the topic sentence? • Underline the example in the paragraph? • How might the author add the details to the paragraph? • What concluding technique is used in the paragraph?
  • 15. My Old House I like to remember my old house from San Luis Potosi, in Mexico, because there I enjoyed my infancy and adolescence. Although it is small house, for me it always seems bigger, mainly the patio where I played soccer with my cousins and friends. On the patio there was a small pool where I played with small boats and paper. I remember each corner of my old house, but mainly my favorite place was the widow of the living room. From this window I could see the rain in the summertime, and I could feel the tranquility and freshness of the streets. Moreover, from this window, I could admire the stars in the dark sky. For all these reasons, my old house occupies a special place in my mind. • Underline all the phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses. • What is the topic sentence? • What is the purpose of this paragraph?
  • 16. Eels I’m afraid to eat food cooked with eel. In Thailand, eel is a kind of expensive and well – known fish. This fish is about 1 – 2 feet long, usually yellowish dark brown and snake – like. It lives in fresh water, but unlike most fish, it has no scales. Instead its skin is mucus – like, so in preparing to cook it, we have to rub its body with sand or with the leaves of the “khoy” tree to remove the mucus. Once when I was young, my aunt asked me to prepare the fish. First I beat their heads with a stick and rubbed their skin with “khoy” leaves; then I cut their heads of and put them in a large bowl to wash. When I poured the water into the bowl, the headless, pinkish white eels began to twist and swing left and right. After that day, I never ate eel again. • Does the second sentence help the reader? If not, work in pair and rewrite it. • Does the writer use enough specific detail from his personal experience to explain his dislike? • Has the writer persuade you and your classmates? Why or why not?
  • 17. University Costs The international student needs much money to study at the university in the U.S. The cost can be divided into three categories. First is the price of house rent; that expense differs according to the kind of house. For example, a single basement room with a small kitchen at one end and a bed at the other costs at least $200 a month, but an apartment with a separate bedroom and kitchen costs at least $350 a month. The second expense is the cost of food; this cost is also various for each person. I spend at least $300 per month, so my daily cost for food is about $10. The final expense is the cost of tuition. This cost is especially high. I need $2000 per semester for tuition at this university because I am an “out – of – state” student. And that doesn’t even count the expenses for books, clothing, and other expenses. Therefore, I need at least $4000 for each semester. • Techniques of support: • Circle the controlling ideas in the topic sentence. • What function does the second sentence in the paragraph fulfill?
  • 18. Example There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
  • 19. How To Write a Paragraph 1. Exploring ideas: - Think carefully about what you are going to write (or generating the ideas). - Ask yourself: What question am I going to answer in this paragraph? How can I best answer this question? What is the most important part of my answer? How can I make a topic sentence from the most important part of my answer? What facts or ideas can I use to support my topic sentence? How can I make this paragraph interesting? Do I need more facts on this topic? Where can I find more facts on this topic?
  • 20. - You can get more information by using these methods and sources: + discussing and listening ideas. + interviewing and taking notes + reading reference books, magazines, newspapers and doing research + using the information in the Internet
  • 21. 2. Open your notebook. Write out your answers to the above questions. You do not need to spend a lot of time doing this; just jot down what appear in your heads.
  • 22. 3. Collect facts related to your paragraph topic. Make sure the facts you are collecting are related to the exact question you are going to answer in your paragraph. You should cross out the unrelated details.
  • 23. 4. Organize your facts and ideas in a way that develops your main idea/ or making an outline. - Find the best way to tell your reader about it. -> Decide which order/pattern to put them in the paragraph. + time order/ chronological (such as first to last) order in telling a story, + space order (from far to near or near to far, from right to left or left to right, from top to bottom or vice verse, from inside to outside or vice verse) in describing a place or an object) in describing a place, an object…
  • 24. 5. Writing the first draft 6. Editing Paragraphs Styles and Organization 1. Make sure your paragraph has a topic sentence. 2. Make sure your supporting sentences focus on the main idea. 3. Make sure you have a closing sentence. 4. Check that all your sentences focus on the main idea. 5. See if your paragraph is interesting.
  • 25. • Grammar and Spelling 1. Check your spelling. 4. Make sure each sentence has a subject. 5. See if your subjects and verbs agree with each other. 6. Check the verb tenses of each sentence. 7. Make sure that each sentence makes sense.