Paragraph Design

Question 0

Topic sentence placement

Answer 0

Usually at the beginning but could end with one or be “hinge-structure” where a paragraph finds its true direction halfway through.

Question 1

Topic sentences

Answer 1

“Thesis” of a paragraph. “Controlling idea”. Essence of a paragraph.

Question 2

Transition and “the ooze”

Answer 2

Beware placing topic sentence away from the beginning because topic sentence generate a new stage in a paper and without them the paragraph seem to ooze together. Making them harder to grasp

Question 3

Use of evidence

Answer 3

Use examples, details, incidents,logical argument or narrative to explain the idea of topic sentence. Expand explore and explain and exploit your topic sentence

Question 4

Paragraph size

Answer 4

6-9 but could differ

Question 5

Paragraph coherence and cohesiveness

Answer 5

Don’t stray from topic sentence,and into another paragraph without sounding choppy

Question 6

Cohesiveness

Answer 6

New paragraph takes old information from previous paragraph and adds something new to justify adding another sentence.

Question 7

Remember to

Answer 7

Ask yourself what is the point?, how does it fit my larger argument?,how does it makes sense within its limits?