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Paragraphing
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Paragraphing
One Idea to One Paragraph
- If you switch topics, it's time for a new paragraph.
- Of course, you can have several points in 1 paragraph.
- But, they all have to support the main topic.
In a speech...
- Organize your ideas to help the audience stay focused
- Repetition is key to deal with out-listening
Topic Sentence
Strong End Focus
- Your audience expects a main idea towards the end of a paragraph.
- Use this space to highlight a key idea.
- Clearly state the main point of your paragraph
- Usually the first sentence
- The topic sentence helps organize your paragraph
- Why? Each other sentence supports the topic sentence.
BuildYour Paragraph
Some methods to make sure your paragraph is well-developed:
- Use examples and illustrations
- Cite data (facts, statistics, evidence, details, and others)
- Examine testimony (what other people say such as
- quotes and paraphrases)
- Use an anecdote or story
- Define terms in the paragraph
- Compare and contrast
- Evaluate causes and reasons
- Examine effects and consequences
- Describe the topic
- Offer a chronology of an event (time segments)
Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/01/
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