The Paragraph

The Outline

1. A paragraph is a series of sentences developing one topic.

The paragraph deals with one subject according to a definite plan with sentences that follow one another clearly and smoothly.

2. A paragraph contains a topic sentence.

The main idea of the paragraph is expressed in the topic sentence. Place the topic sentence at or near the beginning of the paragraph.

3. Develop the topic sentence.

Develop the paragraph by giving additional detailed information in support of the idea expressed in the topic sentence.

A. Facts

B. Examples

C. Incident

D. Arguments

E. Compare & Contrast

F. Definition

G. Combination of methods