Paragraph Writing

What is a paragraph?
A Paragraph is a group of sentences that are all related to one main
topic.

The parts of a paragraph are:

1. Topic sentence
2. Supporting sentences
3. Concluding sentence

The characteristics of the topic sentence

• It's the first sentence of a paragraph.
• It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
• It summarizes what the paragraph is about.

The characteristics of the supporting sentences

• They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of the
paragraph.
• They include supporting facts, details and examples.
• They must develop the main topic of the paragraph.

The characteristics of the concluding sentence

• It's the last sentence of a paragraph.
• It restates the main idea of the paragraph and summarizes it.

At the beginning of the paragraph, we should indent.

Indenting means that leaving space at the beginning of the paragraph.
 My favorite insect
I love butterflies! (Topic sentence) Butterflies cannot be heard
when they are flying. They have very colorful wings. It tickles when
they land on my finger. (Supporting Sentences) This is why I love
butterflies. (Concluding Sentence)

I love butterflies! (Topic sentence) Butterflies cannot be heard when

they are flying. They have very colorful wings. It tickles when they
land on my finger. (Supporting Sentences) This is why I love butterflies.
(Concluding Sentence)

I love butterflies! (Topic sentence)

Butterflies cannot be heard when they are flying. They have very
colorful wings. It tickles when they land on my finger. (Supporting
Sentences) This is why I love butterflies. (Concluding Sentence)

I love butterflies! (Topic sentence)

Butterflies cannot be heard when they are flying. They have very
colorful wings. It tickles when they land on my finger. (Supporting
Sentences)
This is why I love butterflies. (Concluding Sentence)

The thing I hate doing

I hate cleaning! (Topic Sentence) I have to do it every week and
it's so boring. I have to clean the bedroom, wash the floors and hoover
everywhere. (Supporting Sentences) I wish we could just pay a cleaner
to do it instead. (Concluding Sentence)