PARAGRAPH

 IT IS A BASIC UNIT OF ORGANIZATION IN WRITING IN WHICH A

GROUP OF RELATED SENTENCES DEVELOPS ONE MAIN IDEA

 PARAGRAPH HAS THREE MAJOR STRUCTURAL PARTS :

A TOPIC SENTENCE (THESIS STATEMENT), SUPPORTING SENTENCES
(BODY), CONCLUDING SENTENCE (CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH)
 MAIN IDEA OF THE PARAGRAPH
 AT LEAST ONE SUBJECT AND ONE VERB (COMPLETE SENTENCE)
 LIMITS THE TOPIC TO ONE OR TWO AREAS THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED
COMPLETELY IN THE SPACE OF SINGLE A PARAGRAPH
 CONTAINS BOTH A TOPIC AND A CONTROLLING IDEA
 THE SPECIFIC AREA IS CALLED THE CONTROLLING IDEA
 THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE IN A PARAGRAPH

TOPIC SENTENCE
 MAKES A SPECIFIC COMMENT ABOUT THE TOPIC WHICH
INDICATES WHAT THE REST OF THE PARAGRAPH WILL SAY ABOUT
THE TOPIC
GIVES LIMITS OR CONTROLS THE TOPIC TO A SPECIFIC OF THE
TOPIC TO BE DISCUSSES IN THE SPACE OF A SINGLE PARAGRAPH

CONTROLLING IDEA
 A GOOD PARAGRAPH ALSO HAS UNITY AND COHERENCE

UNITY & COHERENCE (4)

TOPIC - CONTROLLING IDEA

EXAMPLES
 TOPIC : SCHOOL
 TOPIC SENTENCE : A SCHOOL IS A PLACE TO STUDY
 TOPIC : HABBIT
 TOPIC SENTENCE : READING HABBIT CAN IMPROVE OUR
KNOWLEDGE
 TOPIC : ARTIST
 TOPIC SENTENCE : BECOMING A FAMOUS ARTIST NEEDS
HARDWORK
 TOPIC : ENGLISH
 TOPIC SENTENCE : BILINGUAL NURSING STUDENTS MUST HAVE
GOOD ENGLISH SKILLS
 TOPIC : CHILDREN
 TOPIC SENTENCE : THE GOVERNMENT MUST PROTECT THE
CHILDREN TO AVOID CHILDREN ABUSE
MORE DETAIL ABOUT
CONTROLLING IDEA
 TOPIC : SCHOOL
 TOPIC SENTENCE : A SCHOOL IS A PLACE TO STUDY
(ROOMS, SUBJECT, FACILITIES, EXTRA ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL,
TEACHERS,…ETC)

NOT ABOUT FILM, CRIME, NEWSPAPER.ETC

 TOPIC : ARTIST
 TOPIC : BECOMING A FAMOUS ARTIST NEEDS HARDWORK
(NEEDS TALENT AND DEDICATION, NO ROUTINE TIME,
READY TO WORKLATE…ETC)
 AT FIRST OR LAST SENTENCE IN A PARAGRAPH
 AT FIRST AND LAST SENTENCE OF A PARAGRAPH (SANDWICH
STYLE)

POSITION OF TOPIC SENTENCE

CONCLUDING SENTENCE
 Concluding sentence serves 3 purposes :
1) It signals the end of the paragraph
2) It summarizes the main points of the paragraph
3) It gives a final comment on your topic and leaves the reader
with the most important ideas to think about
OUTLINE
 LET BEGIN YOUR PARAGRAPH BY WRITING AN OUTLINE FIRST
 IT HELP YOU TO ORGANIZE YOUR IDEAS. AN OUTLINE WILL ENSURE THAT YOU
WON’T INCLUDE ANY IRRELEVANT IDEAS AND YOU WON’T LEAVE OUT ANY
IMPORTANT POINTS
 IT HELP YOU TO WRITE MORE QUICKLY
 YOUR GRAMMAR WILL BE IMPROVE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
CONCENTRATE ON IT

WHY ?
OUTLINE EXAMPLE
 TOPIC : HOSPITAL SERVICE
 TOPIC SENTENCE : HOSPITAL SERVICE IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE TO
THE CLIENT
 SUPPORTING DETAIL : 1. TO SHOW THE PROFESIONALISM OF
THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH OFFICER
2. TO GIVE SAFTISFIRE TO THE CLIENT
 TOPIC : NURSE
 TOPIC : BECOMES A PROFESIONAL NURSE IS A NEED NOW
 SUPPORTING DETAIL : 1. MASTER IN NURSING SKILLS
2. HAVE A GOOD THERAUPETIC
COMMUNICATION
3. HAVE A GOOD LEADERSHIP
3. HAVE A GOOD ENGLISH
NOW, LET BEGIN TO WRITE YOUR OWN OUT
LINE AND DEVELOP IT INTO A PARAGRAPH