Good Paragraph Writing

topic sentence

This sentence states the central idea of the paragraph

essay

a group of paragraphs about one topic, with an introduction body and conclusion

reflection

a paragraph where you write about your thoughts about something. You can't have a write or wrong one, as long as you back up your ideas with reasons and examples.

details

all of these should relate to the topic sentence, and the central idea of the paragraph. At least three are good to have in a paragraph, if not more.

elaborations

examples, and further explanations. In middle school, you should start to include these

paragraph

has a topic sentence, supporting details and a concluding sentence

mechanics

spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization

topic

this is what the paragraph is about, but it's not the same as a topic sentence

body

what's in the middle of the paragraph

concluding sentence

wraps up the paragraph and re-states the main idea