ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING
UEW2044/UEI2044
CHAPTER 5 : PARAGRAPH WRITING
,LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
Identify the topic , supporting and concluding sentences.
Differentiate between topic and controlling idea.
Identify the organization of a paragraph.
Write a complete paragraph with topic, supporting and concluding sentences.
,TOPIC OUTLINES
Introduction
5.1 Introduction of a paragraph
5.2 Organization of a paragraph
5.2.1 Introduction
i- Topic sentence
5.2.2 Body
i- Supporting details
5.2.3 Conclusion
i- Concluding sentence
5.3 Transitional signals
, Topic Sentence
•The topic sentence (or point) needs to introduce the main idea in the
paragraph.
•It can be more, or less, than one sentence.
•It needs to relate to the question (you need to answer the question!)
UEW2044/UEI2044
CHAPTER 5 : PARAGRAPH WRITING
,LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
Identify the topic , supporting and concluding sentences.
Differentiate between topic and controlling idea.
Identify the organization of a paragraph.
Write a complete paragraph with topic, supporting and concluding sentences.
,TOPIC OUTLINES
Introduction
5.1 Introduction of a paragraph
5.2 Organization of a paragraph
5.2.1 Introduction
i- Topic sentence
5.2.2 Body
i- Supporting details
5.2.3 Conclusion
i- Concluding sentence
5.3 Transitional signals
, Topic Sentence
•The topic sentence (or point) needs to introduce the main idea in the
paragraph.
•It can be more, or less, than one sentence.
•It needs to relate to the question (you need to answer the question!)
