History Writing Workshop 1 Paragraphs

History Writing Workshop 1 What is a paragraph? A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic A paragraph should have three parts: Topic sentence Supporting sentence(s) Concluding sentence

History Writing Workshop 1

A Topic Sentence... introduces the reader to exactly what you are writing about in your paragraph or essay. is clear and concise. can occur anywhere in the introductory paragraph, but they are often placed at the beginning of the paragraph. are interesting and attention grabbing.

Supporting Sentence Facts Descriptions Examples Explanations Every paragraph has sentences that relate to and help to develop the main idea in the topic sentences. These sentences are called supporting sentences. You can support your topic sentence by adding details such as: Facts Descriptions Examples Explanations Definitions

Concluding Sentence A concluding sentence... Gives the same information as the topic sentence but in a different way Summarises the main points in the body of the paragraph Usually starts with transition words like... Therefore... In summary In conclusion... For this reason Overall As a result

8 Sentence Paragraph Use the following paragraph structure to support you in writing well-organized and well-developed paragraphs. This structure can be used when writing a short constructed response OR to write body paragraphs for an essay.