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The Perfect Paragraph: Mr. Wence-Munoz ELL 3 & 4 North Chicago Community High School

This document provides instructions for writing a perfect paragraph, including its three key parts: a topic sentence, supporting ideas, and a clincher. It explains that a topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph and answers a question. Supporting ideas provide details to explain and back up the topic sentence. A clincher summarizes the main points and signals the end of the paragraph without simply restating the topic sentence. Outlines are recommended to help organize ideas for each part of the paragraph.

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The Perfect Paragraph: Mr. Wence-Munoz ELL 3 & 4 North Chicago Community High School

This document provides instructions for writing a perfect paragraph, including its three key parts: a topic sentence, supporting ideas, and a clincher. It explains that a topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph and answers a question. Supporting ideas provide details to explain and back up the topic sentence. A clincher summarizes the main points and signals the end of the paragraph without simply restating the topic sentence. Outlines are recommended to help organize ideas for each part of the paragraph.

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THE PERFECT PARAGRAPH

Mr. Wence-Munoz
ELL 3 & 4
North Chicago Community High School
WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?
A paragraph is a series of sentences that are
about one topic.
A paragraph is made up of three parts:
a topic sentence
supporting ideas, and
a clincher.

WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO WRITE A
PARAGRAPH?
An Outline.
Outlines help organize ideas for paragraphs.
For example:
A. Topic Sentence
B. Supporting Ideas
1.
2.
3.
4.
C. Clincher
WHAT IS THE TOPIC SENTENCE?
A topic sentence expresses the main idea of the paragraph.
The topic sentence answers one or more questions like
why, how, or where?
Every word in a topic sentence is important.
You must be able to support your topic sentence.
A topic sentence must be about something you can prove,
explain, or show through description.
HOW DO YOU WRITE A TOPIC SENTENCE?
THINK ABOUT A VERY INTERESTING TOPIC
THINK ABOUT YOUR POSITION ON THAT TOPIC
Example:
Cats are very clean, and I think everyone should
adopt one.
WHAT ARE SUPPORT SENTENCES/IDEAS?
Details give writing flavor.
Unrelated ideas do not explain or support the topic
sentence.
A transition is a link or a connection between
sentences. (Examples: first, next, meanwhile, in
conclusion)
Vary the beginnings of sentences; use words that end
in -ing, past tense verbs, or dependent clauses.
CLINCHERS, WHAT ARE THEY?
A clincher summarizes the main ideas or feelings in a paragraph and
lets the reader know when the
paragraph is done.
Clinchers dont just restate the topic sentence; restating the topic
sentence as the clincher is too easy
and usually dull.
The clincher can be the same idea as the topic sentence, a question,
an amusing thought, or an
unexpected twist.
The clincher cannot be another support sentence.
A paragraph must come full circle from the topic sentence to the
clincher.

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