Paragraph

Writing
Objective
Students will be able to:

1. Recall parts of a paragraph.

2. Distinguish the parts from each other.

3. Draft a paragraph independently.

 The topic sentence is the
first sentence in a
paragraph.

Topic Its job is to introduce the

Sentence main idea of the
paragraph.

Summarize the main idea

of your paragraph. Make
clear what your paragraph
will be about.  
The Bahamas is one of the best countries in the world to
live in. First, the Bahamas has an excellent health care
system. All Bahamians have access to medical services at a
reasonable price. Secondly, the Bahamas has a high
standard of education. Students are taught by well‐trained
teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, the Bahamian cities are clean and
efficiently managed. This is why I believe the Bahamas is a
desirable place to live.  
Transitions
Transitions ties ideas together and helps readers
understand the ideas. They give a text/passage
sequence/ order.
For example:
First
Secondly
Thirdly
In conclusion
Supporting details
Supporting detail are supporting sentences that
comes after the topic sentence.

Supporting details making up the body of a

paragraph.

There job is to give details to develop and support

the main idea of the paragraph.

To write them you should give supporting facts,

details, and examples.  
The Bahamas is one of the best countries in
the world to live in. First, the Bahamas has an
excellent health care system. All Bahamians
have access to medical services at a
reasonable price. Secondly, the Bahamas has
a high standard of education. Students are
taught by well‐trained teachers and are
encouraged to continue studying at university.
Finally, the Bahamian cities are clean and
efficiently managed. This is why I believe the
Bahamas is a desirable place to live.  
 The closing sentence is the
last sentence in a
paragraph.  

Closing Its job is to restates the

Sentence main idea of your
paragraph.  
To write one, restate the
main idea of the
paragraph using different
words.  
The Bahamas is one of the best countries in the
world to live in. First, the Bahamas has an excellent
health care system. All Bahamians have access to
medical services at a reasonable price. Secondly,
the Bahamas has a high standard of education.
Students are taught by well‐trained teachers and
are encouraged to continue studying at university.
Finally, the Bahamian cities are clean and efficiently
managed. This is why I believe the Bahamas is a
desirable place to live.  
 Let’s Practice!
Write ONE paragraph on one of the following topics:

1. The benefits of television

2. The negative effects of missing school
3. The pros of studying hard
4. [a topic of your choice]

In your paragraph you MUST include;

(a.) Topic sentence - the point you wish to make or build upon.
(b.) a short description or examination of that point or issue in one or two sentences.
(c.) a short explanation of how the issue is related to the point you are making.
(d.) a link to the topic – Link concluding sentence to your topic sentence.