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What is a paragraph?

What is a paragraph?. A group of sentences about one main idea Includes a topic sentence that will indicate to the reader what the paragraph will be about Will have supporting sentences giving detail and evidence to support this idea. Writing your assignments.

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What is a paragraph?

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  1. What is a paragraph? • A group of sentences about one main idea • Includes a topic sentence that will indicate to the reader what the paragraph will be about • Will have supporting sentences giving detail and evidence to support this idea

  2. Writing your assignments • Each paragraph should be on a different but related topic • Every time you introduce or explore a new idea, start another paragraph.

  3. Paragraph layout • Leave a line between each paragraph • If you are handwriting, leave a small indentation on the first line. • If you are typing - don’t leave an indentation - keep it fully blocked.

  4. Linking your paragraphs together • You can link them together by number e.g. firstly, secondly, thirdly • With words and phrases e.g. Despite this,… • Similarly,… • On the contrary, … • However, it has been … • On the one hand,…On the other hand,…

  5. If you follow all of these rules…

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