Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
What is a paragraph?
It is a group of sentences that talks about one
single main idea.
Topic vs. Main idea
Topic is what the whole paragraph about, such
as schools, sports, health, education, ; but
main idea is one aspect of the topic we talk
about, e.g., how to be healthy, the problems
of primary education, the benefits of sports,
2. Supporting sentences:
They are sentences that the writer provides to
convince the readers that his/her main idea is
valid.
Ways of support:
Examples, details, statistics, facts, narratives,
Essay
It is a multi-paragraph writing. Like a
paragraph, there is only one topic. Unlike the
paragraph, there is more than one main idea.
1. Introduction
It introduces the topic and the main ideas.
1.1. Warm-up = the motivator
Smokers believe that smoking is cool and
relaxing. It helps them think and concentrate