３． The Development of a Paragraph Aoyamagakuin University College of Science and Engineering Department of mechanical engineering No Jun Nakada

In this unit, you will learn… ① methods of paragraph support and development. ②how to write concluding sentences. ③how to do peer editing.

① methods of paragraph support and development. There are three common ways to develop a paragraph 1.Giving details 2.Giving an explanation 3.Giving an example

Giving details Details are specific points that tell more about a general statement.

Giving an explanation An explanation tells what something means or how something works.

Giving an example An example is a specific person, place, thing, or event that supports an idea or statement.

②how to write concluding sentences. Concluding sentences is the sentence that sums up the main points or restates the main idea in a different way. Beside, the sentence should give the same information in a slightly different way. Because, Conclude sentence should not introduce a new point.

③how to do peer editing. Peer editing is discussion to improve your writing. Method of peer editing construct three process. First, just from the beginning through to the end with a thinking about “What is a topics”. Second, go more slowly and look at specific parts of the writing and make notes. Finally, you must not to look for trifling mistakes. You should pay the attention just to the content and organization of the paper.