1. THE PERFECT PARAGRAPH SOME BASIC CONCEPTS YOU NEED TO MASTER

2. SOME BASIC CONCEPTS Unity: All ideas relate to the main idea Unity in writing= strong writing!

3. COHERENCE Coherence: All ideas relate to each other for a clear message

4. USE TRANSITIONS TO CREATE UNITY AND COHERENCE Transitions move your writing from one idea to the next FOR EXAMPLE... FIRST... CONSEQUENTL Y... HOWEVER...

5. CHOOSE THE BEST ORDER Chronological : In the order that it happened. This is good for narratives.

6. CHOOSE THE BEST ORDER Relationships: How do the ideas relate to each other? This is good for descriptive or expository writing (you don’t want this  )(you want this! )

7. CHOOSE THE BEST ORDER Order of importance : From good to best. This is good for persuasive writing.

8. TYPES OF TOPIC SENTENCES ONE-PART: My favorite hobby is working on my computers TWO-PART: My favorite hobby is working on my computers because it is relaxing, challenging, and rewarding. MIXED: My favorite hobby is working on my computers for a few powerful reasons.

9. THE BASIC PERFECT PARAGRAPH Sentence 1: TOPIC SENTENCE : What your paragraph is about Sentence 2: Support 1 Sentence 3 : Specific example/detail/incident for support 1 Sentence 4: Support 2 Sentence 5: Specific example/detail/incident for support 2 Sentence 6: Support 3 Sentence 7 : Specific example/detail/incident for support 3 Sentence 8: Concluding/Clincher sentence

10. ADDITIONAL TIPS FOR WRITING Topic sentence: DO NOT come right out and announce your plans: “This paragraph will be about...” or “I am going to tell you...” Closing: DO NOT come right out and say “These are the reasons that...” or “Now you know...” Be creative and original!