1. A paragraph is a group of sentences.
PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
A paragraph is a group of sentences.

2. A Paragraph Has Three Main Parts:
1. Topic Sentence
2. The Body (Supporting Ideas)
3. The Concluding Sentence

3. A Paragraph Has Three Main Parts:
TOPIC SENTENCE
1. Supporting Idea
a –
b -
2. Supporting Idea a- b-
3. Supporting Idea
CONCLUDING SENTENCE

4. Topic Sentence: The main idea of the whole paragraph.
Usually the first sentence of the paragraph
Tells what the paragraph is about

5. Topic Sentence: Should not be too specific. Example:
This monolingual dictionary contains
more than 42,000 words.
(Limits the topic too much-there is
nothing else for the writer to say.)

6. Topic Sentence: Should not be too general.
Example: The earth is round.
(Is not a good topic sentence.)

7. Topic Sentence:
I want to visit Alaska.

8. The Body (Supporting Ideas):
Every sentence must be directly related to the topic sentence.
Give information about the topic sentence.
Give details or examples.

9. The Body (Supporting Ideas):
a- Example or detail about the first supporting idea
b- Example or detail about the first supporting idea
Ex: First, the weather is beautiful there. I love cold weather. When the temperature is low, I have energy!

10. The Body (Supporting Ideas):
a- Example or detail about the second supporting idea
b- Example or detail about the second supporting idea
Ex: Second, I want to visit Alaska because I love nature. Alaska is pure and natural. I dream about its scenic landscape. In addition, there are wild animals.

11. The Body (Supporting Ideas):
a- Example or detail about the third supporting idea
b- Example or detail about the third supporting idea
Ex: Finally, I want to learn important information about the native people of Alaska.

12. The Concluding Sentence:
Summary of the information in the paragraph.
The information in the concluding sentence is mostly similar to the information in the topic sentence.

13. The Concluding Sentence:
In conclusion, I hope to visit this wonderful state soon.

14. The Concluding Sentence:
Topic Sentence:
I want to visit Alaska.
Concluding Sentence:
I hope to visit this wonderful state
soon.

15. MY DREAM VACATION
I want to visit Alaska. First, the weather is beautiful there. I love cold weather. When the temperature is low, I have energy! Second, I want to visit Alaska because I love nature. Alaska is pure and natural. I dream about its scenic landscape. In addition, there are wild animals.
Finally, I want to learn important information about the native people of Alaska.In conclusion, I hope to visit this wonderful state soon.