Parts of a Paragraph :
Parts of a Paragraph A topic sentence
Supporting detail sentences
A concluding sentence
Good Topic Sentences :
Good Topic Sentences It should guide the whole paragraph.
It should not be a well-known fact.
It needs to be specific.
It cannot be too specific.
It must contain a controlling idea.
Topic & Controlling Idea :
Topic & Controlling Idea Hybrid cars are becoming very popular these days.
Electric staplers are easier to use than other types of staplers.
Singapore is a very popular vacation destination in Asia.
There are three things that people need to be aware of before swimming in the ocean.
Practice :
Practice Lying is bad.
It is important to work hard.
The Louvre is located in Paris, France.
Brainstorming :
Brainstorming Imagine that a man is talking on the phone and suddenly sees thick black smoke coming out from behind a closed door. What should he do?
Make a list of at least three ideas for what the man needs to do. Write quickly!
Practice – Choose 1 :
Practice – Choose 1 The best day of my life
How cell phones are changing our society
Why I like a particular type of movie
A place I would like to visit someday
Some dangers of going to the beach
A person who changed my life