Constructing Effective Research Paragraphs This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This ...

A topic sentence – this tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about. The middle section – new sentences are often added here to expand on the main idea introduced by the topic ...

Writing a strong topic sentence that establishes the subject of the paragraph Using "echo words" -- i.e., consistent terms for the concepts throughout Applying transitions to link sentences logically ...

Here’s a paragraph about short sentences: Ideas about the building of paragraphs from sentences usually concern ‘topic sentences’ and the ordering of ‘subordinate ideas.’ ...

a.question { text-decoration: underline !important; } Guided Practice Each of the paragraphs below contains three underlined sentences. Read each paragraph and then click on the sentence (or sentences ...

Step 2: Show students an example of a color-coded outline of topic sentences (see below for two examples). Step 2: Have students use this same color coding to assess their own drafts. Step 4: Take ...