How to write a good paragraph

What you should do

 You introduce the topic
 You provide the contributing information
 You draw a conclusion
Four characters of a good paragraph
 Unity
 Order
 Coherence
 Completeness
YOU INTRODUCE THE TOPIC from general to specific
 Thefirst sentence in a paragraph is important, and it’s called
the “topic sentence.” It should represent the overall idea
that governs the rest of the paragraph’s content.
A topic sentence is an introductory line that addresses what
the main idea or thesis of the paragraph is going to be. It
should contain the most important and relevant point you
wish to make regarding your topic, thus summarizing the
paragraph as a whole.
YOU PROVIDE THE CONTRIBUTING INFORMATION
 Yourcontributing sentences must lead logically to the concluding
one. This means you need to present it in some kind of order.
 Linkeach sentence with transition words which form a bridge
between one sentence and the next. Transition words can help
you compare and contrast, show sequence, show cause and
effect, highlight important ideas, and progress smoothly from
one idea to the next.
 Thesupporting sentences are the meat of your paragraph, so you
should fill them with as much evidence to support your topic
sentence as possible. Depending on the topic, you can use
facts, figures, statistics and examples or you can use stories,
anecdotes and quotes. Anything goes, as long as it is relevant.
YOU DRAW A CONCLUSION
 The concluding sentence of your paragraph should tie
everything together. A good concluding sentence will
reinforce the idea outlined in your topic sentence.
 Don’tjust reword the topic sentence. Your concluding
sentence should acknowledge the discussion that has
come before it and remind your reader of the
relevance of this discussion.
Conjunctions Concession  even if  as soon as
 though  in case (that)  before
 although  lest  by the time
 even though Conjunctions Comparison  now that
 while  than  once

Conjunctions Condition  rather than  since

 if  whether  till
 only if  as much as  until
 unless  whereas  when
 until Conjunctions Time  whenever
 provided that  after  while
 assuming that  as long as
Conjunctions Reason Relative Pronoun
 because  who
 since  whoever
 so that  whom
 in order (that)  whomever
 why  whose 

Relative Adjective Conjunctions Manner
 that  how
 what  as though
 whatever  as if
 which
 whichever
Conjunctive Adverbs  however  thus
They are often used as a  nevertheless
linking device between  nonetheless
ideas. They show logical
relationships expressed in  still
clauses, sentences or  conversely
paragraphs.
Conjunctive adverbs are  instead
very emphatic, so they  otherwise
should be used sparingly.
 rather
Similar to And
Similar to So
 also
 accordingly
 besides
 consequently
 furthermore
 hence
 likewise
 meanwhile
 moreover
 then
Similar to But
 therefore