1. rooks, 1999 1. What is Paragraph Objective : enable students to differentiate a bad paragraph and a good paragraph Materials: The nature of the English paragraph Logical development of the English paragraph

2. rooks, 1999 The nature of the English paragraph A paragraph : A group of sentences Develop one subject logically Length : 5 – 10 sentences (75 – 150 words) Runs continuously from the first sentence to the last sentence

3. rooks, 1999 Logical paragraph development of English paragraph Topic sentence : (1 sentence) Subject Development : (3 – 8 sentences) Summary sentence: (1 sentence)

4. rooks, 1999 Logical paragraph development of English paragraph Topic sentence : (1 sentence) Subject Development : I.Main point 1 I.Supporting ideas II.Supporting ideas II.Main point 2 I.Supporting ideas II.Supporting ideas III.Main point 3 I.Supporting ideas II.Supporting ideas Summary sentence: (1 sentence)

5. rooks, 1999 Conclusion A good English paragraph consists of 5 – 10 sentences (75 – 150 words) The outline : Topic sentence Subject development Summary sentence The subject development of the English paragraph: Main idea Supporting ideas