Writing Skills 1 Paragraph Analysis Writing Skills 1

Writing Skills 1 • Paragraphing Principles • A second principle you should consider is

Writing Skills 1 • Both the major ideas and the minor ideas should be

Writing Skills 1 The third principle of paragraphing is DEVELOPMENT. Development is a vague

Writing Skills 1 • A paragraph might include just one major idea or more.

Writing Skills 1 • Although there are no rules as to the number of

Writing Skills 1 • The final principle is COHERENCE. The senetences ans ideas in

Writing Skills 1 • In short, a good paragraph relies on four major principles:

Writing Skills 1 • Please study the principles and structure once again before the

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Writing Skills 1 Paragraph Analysis

Writing Skills 1 • Paragraphing Principles • A second principle you should consider is UNITY. All the sentences in a paragraph must be about the topic sentence. Any sentence that does not directly or indirectly relate to the topic sentence ruin the unity of the paragraph.

Writing Skills 1 • Both the major ideas and the minor ideas should be relevant to the topic sentence. Major ideas should explain; minors must exemplify or clarify the topic sentence.

Writing Skills 1 The third principle of paragraphing is DEVELOPMENT. Development is a vague term. It is difficult to understand whether an idea is adequately developed or not. Everyone has a unique sense of 1 the adequate” But if you make sure that you have both major and minor ieas, you have a good shot at developing your ideas.

Writing Skills 1 • A paragraph might include just one major idea or more. The topic senetence “I like basketball primarily because of team play” is based on one major idea. The paragraph will focus on the fun of team play. If the topic sentence is “I like basketball because of its pace and simple rules”, then there are two major ideas in the paragraph.

Writing Skills 1 • Although there are no rules as to the number of major ideas ina aparagraph. The general principle id “the less, the better” for development’s sake. If your major ideas are hefty, then write about them in seperate paragraphs.

Writing Skills 1 • The final principle is COHERENCE. The senetences ans ideas in a paragraph should follow each other logically and naturally. If there are gaps between ideas, then the paragraph lacks coherence. Coherence checks the logical development of ideas.

Writing Skills 1 • In short, a good paragraph relies on four major principles: Focus, Unity, Development and Coherence. • Adherence to these principles must be manifested through paragraphs that are well structure. • Structure means topic sentence, major ideas, minor ideas and conclusive statement.

Writing Skills 1 • Please study the principles and structure once again before the next module.