What is a Paragraph?

a craft

a skill, expertise

Five elements of a good topic sentence

- it should guide the whole paragraph. - it should not be a well- known fact. - it needs to be specific. - it cannot be to specific. -it must contain a controlling idea.

Supporting Sentences

- explain - describe - give reasons - give facts - give examples

Four Features of a Well-Written Paragraph.

1.Has a topic sentence that states the main idea. 2. All of the sentences are about one topic. 3. The first sentence of a paragraph is indented. 4. The last sentence, or concluding sentence, brings the paragraph to a logical conclusion.

a venue

a place,location

metabolism

chemical process in the body to maintain proper functions

to skip

go without; pass over

A paragraph

is a collection of sentences that describe, discuss, or explain one central idea.

Concluding Sentence

is usually the last sentence of a paragraph. lets the reader know that the paragraph has ended. brings the paragraph to a logical conclusion by doing one of these two actions. 1. Restating the main idea of the topic sentence. 2. Offering a suggestion, giving an opinion, or making a prediction.

regardless of

no matter what, despite

A topic sentence

tells the reader the main idea or thought that the writer is trying to express. It is a one - sentence summary of the entire paragraph.

persistence

the quality of not giving up, the quality of continuing to try.

to highlight

to focus, raise to the front

to appreciate

to recognize the value, be glad about