Author:
Monica Porter
Date Of Creation:
16 March 2021
Update Date:
1 July 2024
Content
A paragraph is a unit of text consisting of many sentences (usually 3-8 sentences). These sentences are all related to a common topic or idea. The passages come in many forms. Some passages provide arguments, others may retell a fictional story. No matter what kind of paragraph you write a paragraph, you can start by organizing ideas, keeping your reader in mind, and planning carefully.
Steps
Method 1 of 6: Opening discourse paragraph
Identify the structure of a discourse paragraph. Most discourse passages have a clear structure, especially in academic contexts. Each paragraph supports the overarching topic (or argument) of the article, and each paragraph introduces new information that can convince the reader that your points are correct. A paragraph includes the following elements:
- Topic sentence. The topic sentence explains the ideas of the passage to the reader. It is often tied to a larger argument in some way, at the same time explaining why the paragraph was placed in the essay. Sometimes a topic sentence can consist of two or even three sentences, although it is usually only one sentence.
- Quote. Most body paragraphs in the essay include some evidence to support your point of view. Evidence can include all sorts of: citations, surveys, or even your own observations. These facts can be convincingly included in the passage.
- Analysis. A good passage doesn't just introduce evidence. It also explains why the evidence is valid, what it means, and why it is better than the evidence elsewhere. You need an effective analysis.
- Conclusion and change of mind. After the analysis, a well-written paragraph concludes by explaining why the paragraph is important, how it fits into the topic of the essay, and setting up the next paragraph.
Re-read the thesis statement. If it is a thesis essay, each paragraph should develop an overarching idea. Before you can write a thesis paragraph, you must have a solid thesis statement in mind. A thesis is a 1-3-sentence expression of what you are arguing about and why it is important. Are you arguing that everyone should be using energy efficient light bulbs at home? Or are you convincing your readers that every citizen has the freedom to choose and buy the products they want? Make sure to have a clear idea of your argument before you start writing.
Write evidence and analysis first. It is usually easier to write if you start with the middle part of a paragraph instead of the beginning of the paragraph. If you have trouble writing your paragraph from scratch, tell yourself that you'll focus on the easiest part of the passage: the evidence and analysis. Once you've finished writing the easiest part of your paragraph, you can move on to writing your topic sentence.
List all the supporting evidence for your thesis. No matter what you are arguing about, you will have to use evidence to convince the reader that your point of view is correct. Your evidence can take many forms: historical documents, quotes from experts, results from a scientific study, a survey or your own observations. Before you write your paragraph, make a list of any evidence you think could support your claim.
Choose 1-3 relevant references for the passage. Each paragraph that you write must be uniform and independent. This means that you cannot put too much evidence for analysis in each paragraph. Instead, each paragraph should contain only 1-3 relevant references. Take a closer look at any evidence you've gathered. What evidence seems to be related? That's a good indication that they should be in the same paragraph. Some of the symptoms of evidence that may be linked include:
- If they have the same topic or idea
- If they have the same source (such as the same document or research)
- If they belong to the same author
- If they belong to the same type of evidence (such as two surveys that prove similar results)
Use 6 questions in writing to write evidence. Those six questions are Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. This is the most important background information the reader needs to know in order to understand your points. When writing down relevant references, be mindful of your readers. Always explain what your examples are, how they were collected and why, what they mean. Some things to keep in mind include:
- You must define any important terms or special words that may not be familiar to the reader (What)
- You must provide a time and place where relevant (such as where (When / Where) a historical document is signed.
- You must describe how to collect evidence. For example, you can explain the methods of scientific research that have provided you with such evidence (How).
- You must clearly state who gave you the evidence. Do you quote any experts? Why is this person supposed to be proficient on your subject (Who)
- You must explain why you think the evidence is important or remarkable (Why).
Write 2-3 statements analyzing evidence. After you have presented important and relevant facts, you will have to explain how you trust the evidence to support your argument. This is where your analysis comes into play. You cannot just list the evidence in a simple and cursory manner, you must explain its importance. Some of the questions that you should ask yourself when analyzing evidence include:
- What ties the evidence together?
- How does this evidence help support the thesis?
- Are there any contrasts or alternative explanations you should keep in mind?
- What makes that evidence stand out? Is there anything special or interesting about that evidence?
Write topic sentences. The topic sentence of each paragraph is a signboard for readers to follow your argument. Your introduction will include your thesis statement, and each paragraph builds your thesis by providing evidence. When readers view your writing, they will recognize the contribution each paragraph has made to the essay's thesis. Remember that your thesis is the bigger argument, and the topic sentence helps support your thesis by focusing on a smaller topic or concept. This topic sentence will be a statement or argument, which will then be defended or reinforced in subsequent sentences. Identify the main idea in your paragraph and write a small thesis statement that says it. Assuming your thesis statement is "Charlie Brown is the greatest comic book character in America," your essay could have the following topic sentences:
- "The high rate of views Charlie Brown on television over the past decades has proven the character's influence."
- "Some people argue that heroes like Superman are more important than Charlie Brown. However, studies show that most Americans sympathize with the less fortunate Charlie character than the Superman character. mighty and distant. "
- "Media researchers have shown that Charlie Brown's catchphrases, the character's distinctive appearance, and mature understanding have captured the hearts of both children and adults."
Make sure your topic sentence supports the rest of your paragraph. After you've written your topic sentence, you need to reread your evidence and analysis. Ask yourself if the topic sentence supports the ideas and details of the paragraph. Do they match? Is there any idea that goes astray? If so, consider changing the topic sentence to cover all the ideas in the paragraph.
- If there are too many ideas, you may have to divide the paragraph into two separate paragraphs.
- Remember that your topic sentence doesn't just repeat your thesis. Each paragraph should have a unique and unique topic sentence. If you just repeat "Charlie Brown is the important character" at the beginning of each paragraph, you will have to narrow the topic sentences more.
Write the end of the paragraph. Unlike a complete essay, paragraphs do not always need a complete ending. However, your paragraph will be more effective if it has a sentence that summarizes and emphasizes its contribution to the thesis. You need to do this briefly and quickly. Write a closing sentence that highlights your argument before moving on to other ideas. Some of the keywords and phrases used in conclusion sentences include: "So" "Finally," "As we see," and "As such."
Start a new paragraph when you move to a new idea. You should start a new paragraph when moving on to a new argument or idea. At the beginning of a new paragraph, you are signaling your reader that you have moved on to a new idea. Some suggestions to suggest you should start a new paragraph include:
- When you start to discuss another topic
- When you begin to bring up conflicting or critical opinions
- When you give different types of evidence
- When discussing different eras, generations, or people
- When a writing passage becomes difficult to organize. If there are too many sentences in a paragraph, it also means too many ideas. You can break the paragraph into two paragraphs or edit and trim the paragraph to make it easier to read.
Method 2 of 6: Begin the opening paragraph
Find a quote. Start your essay or essay with an interesting sentence that will make the reader interested in seeing more and reading through. You can choose from several ways to write your quote. Use funny, unexpected, or sharp writing to attract the reader's attention. Read your investigative notes to see if any outstanding ideas, interesting statistics or interest-provoking anecdotes pop into your mind. Here are some examples:
- Anecdote: "When he was growing up, Samuel Clemens watched steam ships on the Mississippi River and dreamed of being captain of a ship on the river."
- Statistics: "Only 7% of major Hollywood movies produced in 2014 were directed by women."
- Quote: "I am glad to see that men are gaining their rights, but I want women to have their own, and I will enter the lake when the water is stirring.
- The question provokes: "What will the social security regime look like in the next 50 years?"
Avoid general statements. It is easy for a writer to fall into writing an overarching quote. However, a quote is more effective when written specifically with respect to the topic of the article. You should avoid opening sentences that begin with phrases like:
- "From the beginning of the period ..."
- "From the beginning of mankind ..."
- "Everyone, male or female, ask themselves ..."
- "Every person on this planet ..."
Express the topic of the essay. Once you have an engaging sentence, you will need to write a few sentences to guide the reader in visualizing the rest of the essay. Is your article going to argue about social security? Or are you writing about the history of Sojourner Truth? You need to give the reader a map of the essay's overall goal, purpose, and intent.
- If possible, avoid phrases such as “In this article, I will argue about the inefficiency of social security” or “This article will focus on the inefficiency of welfare. society". Instead, just state your opinion: "Social security is an ineffective system."
Write clear, concise sentences. When you want to engage readers, you need to write a sentence that is clear and easy to understand. The introduction is not the place to write long and complicated sentences that stumble your readers. Use common words (without jargon), short narratives, and easy-to-understand reasoning to write your introduction.
- Read the passage out loud to see if your sentences are clear and easy to understand. If you have to take in too much air when reading or if it is difficult to keep track of ideas when reading aloud, write them down.
End of the essay essay with thesis statement. Thesis sentences include 1-3 sentences expressing the general argument of the article. If you are writing an essay, your thesis statement will be the most important part of your essay. However, your thesis statement will change slightly as you write your essay. Remember that your thesis statement should:
- There is an argument. You cannot just state a general knowledge or an obvious fact. "Duck is a bird." not the topic sentence.
- Convince. Topic sentences must be based on evidence and thorough analysis. Do not make intentional or unprovable unprovable arguments.
- In accordance with the topic. Remember to stick to the limits and directions of the assigned topic.
- Can control within a specified range. The thesis should be narrowed down and focused. As such, you will be able to prove your point within the assigned scope. Don't write your thesis statement too broadly (“I have discovered a new cause of World War II”) or too narrow (“I would argue that left-handed soldiers wearing coats are different from right-handed soldier ”).
Method 3 of 6: Start the conclusion
Connect the article concluding with the introduction. Get your reader back to the opening by starting the ending with a prompt on how to start the article. This style of writing serves as a framework for closing your post.
- For example, if your essay begins with a quote from Sojourner Truth, you could begin the conclusion with the sentence: “Even though it has been almost 150 years, Sojourner Truth's statement continues to cost. to this day. "
Make the last point. You can use the closing paragraph to make your final point in the rest of the article. Use this section to ask a final question or make a call.
- For example, you could write: "Are e-cigarettes really different from regular cigarettes?"
Essay summary. If your essay is long and complex, you can save your conclusion to repeat what you wrote. That way, you can summarize what is important to the reader. This also helps readers understand how your post is linked.
- You might start with, "In summary, the European Union's cultural policies support global trade in three ways."
Consider raising the issue further if possible. The conclusion is a great place to imagine and think about the bigger picture. Does your essay open up a new dimension to something else? Do you ask big questions for people to answer? Think about the other larger branches of your essay and mention it in the end. advertisement
Method 4 of 6: Start a paragraph in a story
Identify 6 questions in the story. The six questions in writing are Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. If you're writing a fiction, you need to firmly answer these questions before you start writing. Not all questions need to be answered in every paragraph. However, you should not start writing unless you have a good understanding of who the characters in your story are, what they are doing, where and when they do it, and why it's important.
Start a new paragraph as you move from question to question. Creative paragraphs are more flexible than essay or scholarly paragraphs. However, a golden rule of thumb is that you should start a new paragraph every time you move on to a big question. For example, if you move the place to another context, start a new paragraph. As you go back in time, you also need to move on to a new paragraph. This will help the reader navigate.
- Always change the sequence when different characters talk. Letting two characters use the same conversation in a passage can be confusing for the reader.
Use paragraphs of different lengths. Academic articles often consist of passages of equal length. In literature, paragraphs can range in length from one word to several hundred words. You should carefully consider the effect you want to create with the paragraph, thereby deciding on the length of the paragraph. Different lengths of paragraphs can make your work seem interesting to the reader.
- Longer paragraphs can help you describe a bold nuance of a person, place or thing.
- Short passages can help depict humor, surprise, or quick action and conversation.
Think about the purpose of the passage. Unlike the thesis passage, the composition does not expand the thesis. However, it must also have a purpose. You don't want your paragraph to appear purposeful or ambiguous. Ask yourself what you want your readers to learn from that passage. Your paragraphs can:
- Provide readers with information about key context
- Deploy the storyline
- Shows relationships between characters
- Describe the context of the story
- Interpret character dynamics
- Evoke reader emotions such as fear, laugh, grief or sympathy
Use writing preparation exercises to find ideas. Sometimes you have to work and plan for a while before you can write an effective sentence. The preparation exercises are a tool that allows you to familiarize yourself with the story you plan to write. These exercises can also help you look at your story from new perspectives and perspectives. Some exercises to help you find inspiration for the passage include:
- Instead of character write letters to other characters
- Write a few diary pages from the character's perspective
- Read about when and where the story happened. What historical details are most interesting to you?
- Write down timelines of plot events to help you navigate
- Do the "free writing" exercise, where you spend 15 minutes writing everything you think of in the story. You can choose and rearrange later.
Method 5 of 6: Use the art of passing ideas between paragraphs
Matches the new paragraph with the previous paragraph. As you move on to new paragraphs, each serves a certain purpose. Begin a new paragraph with a topic sentence that is clearly based on the previous idea.
Signaling change by time or order. When the passages form a string (like discussing the three causes of war), start each paragraph with a word or phrase to show your audience that you are writing in a string.
- For example, you could write: "First ..." The next paragraph would begin with "Monday ..." The third paragraph could use the word "Tuesday ..." or "Last" to begin.
- Other words used to signal a string are: last, last, first, first, next, or last.
Use transitions to compare or compare paragraphs. Use paragraphs to compare or contrast two ideas. The words or phrases that start your topic sentence will signal to the reader that they should keep the previous paragraph in mind when reading the next paragraph. That way, they will understand your comparison.,
- For example, you can use phrases like "compare to" or "similar" to compare.
- Use words like "though", "though", "though", or "contradictory" to signal that the paragraph will contrast or contradict the meaning of the previous paragraph.
Next is the use of transition phrases to give examples. If you discussed a particular phenomenon in the previous paragraph, provide an example for your reader in the next paragraph. This will be a solid example that adds weight to the overarching phenomenon you just discussed.- Use phrases like "example", "such as", "like that" or "more specifically".
- You can also use a transposition for an example when you want to place special emphasis on the example. In this case, use transition words like "special" or "remarkable". For example, you might write, "Most notably, Sojourner Truth was a blunt critic in the Reconstructionist patriarchy."
Express the view that the reader should be related to something. When describing a situation or a phenomenon, you can give your readers clues to how to view the phenomenon in some way. Use lively, descriptive words to guide the reader's perspective and encourage them to see things from your perspective.- Phrases like "Luckily," "Luckily," "Strangely," and "Unfortunately" will help in this case.
State the cause and effect. The connection between two paragraphs could be that using one idea in the first paragraph leads to another idea in the second. The cause and effect here are expressed by changing mind words such as: "Hence", "Result is", "Therefore", "Then" or "For that reason".
Put a comma behind your transition phrases. Use reasonable punctuation in your article by putting commas after the transition phrase. Most phrases like "Last", "Last" and "Noteworthy" are associated adverbs. These phrases should be separated from the rest of the sentence with commas.
- For example, you could write: "Remarkably, Sojourner Truth is a straightforward critic ..."
- "Finally, we can see ..."
- "And finally, the expert witness declared ..."
Method 6 of 6: Overcoming obstacles while writing
Do not panic. When writing, most people encounter problems at one time or another. Relax and take a few deep breaths. There are a few easy-to-follow tips that can help you overcome your anxiety.
Write freely for 15 minutes. If you are stuck in a passage, give your brain a 15-minute break. During that time, you just need to write down everything you think is important to the topic. What are you interested in? What might others be interested in? Remind yourself of things that felt interesting and interesting in your passage. Even if what you write down won't make it to the final draft, free writing for a few minutes will inspire you to keep going.
Choose another section to write. You don't have to write a story, an article, or a paragraph from start to finish. If you find it difficult to write the introduction, choose the most interesting paragraph of the body to write first. You will find this task easier to do and can help you come up with ideas for overcoming more difficult parts.
Speak out loud the ideas in your head. If you feel stuck in a complicated sentence or concept, try to put it out loud instead of writing it on paper. Talk to a parent or friend about the concept. How would you explain to them over the phone? Once you have talked about it easily, you can write it down.
Remind yourself that the first draft won't be perfect. The first drafts are never perfect. You can always correct the flaws or heavy sentences in the following drafts. For now, just focus on writing your ideas on paper and then reviewing them.
Walking tour. The brain sometimes needs rest in order to then function more efficiently. If you struggle with a paragraph for more than an hour, allow yourself to walk for about 20 minutes and then go back to work.You will find that the job seems much easier after the break. advertisement
Advice
- Present paragraphs with indentation. Use the "tab" key on your keyboard or indent about 1.2 cm for handwriting. This layout signals the reader that you are starting a new paragraph.
- Make sure each paragraph is consistent with the same idea. If you feel you have too many concepts, terms, or features to explain, break it down into several paragraphs.
- Take a lot of time to review. Your first draft is never perfect. Write on paper and then correct it.
Warning
- Never plagiarized. You need to carefully cite research sources and not copy the ideas of others. Plagiarism is a serious violation of intellectual property rights and can have devastating consequences.
