LESSON 1.1 PARAGRAPH

• paragraph comes from two greek words: para which means "beyond" and graph in which means "to write"
• collection of related sentences with one central idea

  paragraph
• it has beginning, middle and end
• one of the most important structure in writing is the form and structure
• shows the unity of the sentences used in developing the main idea

  effective paragraph
• Parts of paragraph

  1. Topic sentence
  2. supporting details
  3. clinching sentence
• it reveals the main or central idea of the paragraph

  Topic sentence
• they give paragraph ife as it elaborates on the scope given by the topic sentence

  supporting details
• it closes your paragraph, summary or conclusion

  clinching sentence