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The Basic Parts of a Paragraph Topic Sentence The topic sentence tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about. It also helps you keep your writing under control. This is why a topic sentence is sometimes called the "controlling idea" of a paragraph. Below you will find a sample topic sentence and a simple formula for writing good topic sentences:

Topic sentence: Mr. Brown must have been a drill sergeant before he became our gym teacher. Formula: A specific subject (Mr. Brown, our gym teacher) + a specific feeling or attitude (must have been a drill sergeant before) = a good topic sentence.

Body The body is the main part of the paragraph. This is where you tell the reader about your topic by including specific details. All of the sentences in the body must relate to the specific topic of the paragraph and help it come alive for the reader. That is, all of the sentences in the body should contain details that make the topic more interesting or help explain it more clearly. These sentences should be organized in the best possible order.

Concluding Remarks The closing or clincher sentence comes after all the details have been included in the body of the paragraph. The closing sentence reminds the reader what the topic of the paragraph is really all about, what it means. For example, let's say the topic sentence of a paragraph is "Mr. Brown must have been a drill sergeant before he became our gym teacher." A closing sentence for this paragraph could be something like the following:

Closing sentence: I'm surprised that Mr. Brown doesn't make us march into the shower room after each class. This document was reproduced with permission from the San Juan Unified School District , San Juan, New Mexico.

Sample Paragraph My Dog Romeo is so much fun to play with. One reason he’s fun is because he loves to play catch. What’s also fun is that he follows me around the house with a toy and drops it on my foot, so I will kick it. Additionally, he can catch just about anything, but his favorite thing to catch is a Frisbee. Finally, he loves it when I pretend like I’m falling dead, and he runs over to lick me. All these reasons show why I really have fun playing with Romeo.

Parts of a Paragraph

Topic Sentence What is the topic sentence? The topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph. What does it do? It introduces the main idea of the paragraph. How do I write one? Summarize the main idea of your paragraph. Indicate to the reader what your paragraph will be about. Example: There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.

Supporting Details What are supporting sentences? They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph. What do they do? They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph. How do I write them? You should give supporting facts, details, and examples. Example: There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently

managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.

Closing Sentence What is the closing sentence? The closing sentence is the last sentence in a paragraph. What does it do? It restates the main idea of your paragraph. How do I write one? Restate the main idea of the paragraph using different words. Example: There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live

Four features of a paragraphs

PARAGRAPHS A paragraph consists of a series of sentences grouped together and having a single purpose. It describes or explains one idea. The length of a given paragraph depends on the purpose, the material, and the function of the paragraph.

FOUR MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF A PARAGRAPH

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Topic sentence - tells what the paragraph is about. It doesn’t necessarily summarize the information given in the paragraph, but it gives your reading a sense of direction. A topic sentence usually comes at the beginning of a paragraph. It is also the most general sentence in the paragraph because there are not many details in the sentence. It introduces a panoramic idea that you will discuss in time. The topic sentence is divided into two parts: the topic which is the word or phrase you are talking about and the controlling idea that limits or controls the topic to just one aspect. A topic can have more than one controlling idea. Each controlling idea would be a different paragraph. 2.

Indented – short distance from the margin.

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All sentences or supporting details are about one single topic. This is called unity or the logical consistency of all the details in the paragraph. In other words, all the sentences must refer to the main idea or the topic of the paragraph. Sentences that do not adhere to the rest of the sentences or do not belong in the paragraph are said to be irrelevant. Irrelevant details, no matter how engaging, take a paragraph in many different directions and destroy unity. Paragraphs should also be coherent. Coherence means that the sentences should be organized in a logical manner and should follow a definite plan of development.

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Concluding sentence – summarizes, restates, or evaluates the most significant ideas of the paragraph. It could also predict the condition of your topic in the near future. Phrases such as: In conclusion, In summary, Concluding, Summarizing are used.

Another important characteristic is the title. A good title determines if your work will be read or not. So, it should attract the reader’s attention. If you write an insipid title, people will think that the paragraph is also insipid. If you write an interesting title, the paragraph becomes immediately very appealing. The title should: 1. Be short, simple, and concise. 2. Not be a sentence. 3. Use no period at the end. It could have a question mark (?) or an exclamatory mark (!).

4. Follow correct punctuation rules. All important words are capitalized except the articles (a, an, the), the coordinating conjunctions (and, or, but), and the prepositions, such as: in, on, at, for, from, to, by, far, of, with, etc. These will be capitalized if found at the beginning of the title.

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Be centered - in the middle. Not be underlined

Characteristics of a Good Paragraph Posted on June 14, 2012 by oniicitradewi

A good paragraph should have three major structural parts as what have been clearly stated by Oshima and Hogue (1983:3) as follows: 1. Topic Sentence

Topic sentence is sentence which states the main idea of the paragraph. Topic sentence not only states the topic of the paragraph but also controls or limits the topic so that it can be discussed completely in the space of single paragraph. Topic sentence, therefore, can be further divided into two: - Topic Idea Topic idea states the topic of the paragraph - Controlling Idea Controlling idea limits the topic 2. Supporting Sentences Supporting Sentences are sentences that develop topic sentence or main idea. They explain the topic sentence by giving reasons, examples, facts, and statistics, quotations, etc. 3. Concluding Sentence Concluding Sentence is a sentence in which the writer concludes the paragraph in order to give the reader with important points to note. Instead of having these three major structural parts, a good paragraph should also possess two additional elements: 

Unity

Unity means that all of the supporting sentences develop or discuss the main idea stated in the topic sentence of the paragraph. 

Coherence

Coherence means that the paragraph is easy to read and understand because supporting sentences are organized in logical order and the use of appropriate transition signals. In summary, a well-written paragraph contains five elements: a topic sentence, supporting sentences, a concluding sentence, unity and coherence. In this module, you will study and practice each of these elements. Exercise: Can you mention the characteristics of a good paragraph? PIDATO BAHASA INGGRIS Assalamualaikum wr wb. I thank to God for having given health so I am able to stand on this pulpit in order to convey an important message. Ladies and gentlemen.. One of the important things in our lives is health. Health is invaluable thing and the biggest asset to create a much better life. Without health, there are many activities we are unable to perform. A life without health is only like the tree with just a little water supply. Ladies and gentlemen.. Health is divided into two things: physical health and spiritual health. Those two types of health must have a balance. If one is damaged, then the person cannot be said to be healthy as a whole. Maintaining physical and mental health can be done through a variety of ways. First, of course, you are advised to exercise. You can jog 30 minutes a day, eating nutritious food, and taking an enough rest. Meanwhile, to improve the quality of mental health, you are advised to maintain the communication with other people and families continuously. Yoga exercise is also able to provide for your mental comfort. You can do yoga once a week to get the mind and mental health better. Ladies and gentlemen.. We all know that Indonesia is currently experiencing the changes of climate rapidly. This situation makes the weather around us are capable of spreading virus of diseases that we must always be vigilant. The virus of dengue fever, cough, and runny nose can suddenly attack our bodies.

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Hadirin.. Kesehatan merupakan bagian terpenting di dalam kehidupan. Saya menganjurkan kepada Anda untuk menjaga kesehatan sebaik mungkin karena mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati. Terima kasih, wassalamualaikum wr wb.

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1. Taking balanced and nutritious foods, high fiber, low fats 2. Doing physical activities for 30 minutes each day 3. Not smoking That’s all the things I can convey on this good occasion. I wish from now on we can take care of ourselves and our family from sicknesses by getting used to run a healthy lifestyle. I wish everything I said can be all-to-the good for everyone. Please forgive me for any mistake on my words. Wassalamu’alaikum wr.wb

Terjemahan : Biasakan Gaya Hidup Sehat Assalamu Alaikum wr.Wb Pertama-tama marilah kita panjatkan puji syukur kehadirat Allah SWT yang telah melimpahkan segala rohmat, taufiq, dan hidayahnya kepada kita sekalian. Sholawat serta salam mudah-mudahan tetap tercurahkan kepada junjungan Nabi besar kita Muhammad SAW yang telah menunjukkan kita dari jalan yang gelap gulita menuju jalan yang terang benderang. Bapak-bapak, Ibu-ibu, dan semua hadirin yang saya banggakan. Siapapun tentu tidak mau mengalami sakit. Sehat senantiasa kita harapkan setiap hari. Dengan sehat maka kita bisa mencari nafkah untuk kehidupan kita sehari-hari. Dengan badan kita sehat maka kita bisa melakukan segala aktifitas sehari-hari. Kita tahu bahwa ketika sakit maka tidak hanya badan sendiri saja yang merasakan. Istri kita ikut sibuk mengurus kita, anak kita terlantar dan tidak terperhatikan, dan tentu akan membutuhkan uang yang cukup banyak untuk berobat. Agar kita senantiasa sehat maka kita harus menjaga kesehatan kita semaksimal mungkin. Cara yang bisa kita lakukan mulai dari sekarang adalah marilah kita biasakan gaya hidup sehat dalam keseharian kita. Bapak-bapak, Ibu-ibu, dan semua hadirin yang saya hormati. Mencegah lebih baik daripada mengobati. Kita pernah mendengar banyak kasus, orang menghabiskan sebagian hartanya hanya untuk menyembuhkan penyakit jantung, atau kanker yang menderanya. Namun, kesehatan itu memang mahal. Sebanyak apapun uang yang kita habiskan untuk menyembuhakan sakit yang terlanjur parah, meskipun dapat sembuh, tidak dapat mengembalikan kondisi kesehatan kita seperti sedia kala, sebelum kita

terserang sakit parah. Cara yang paling tepat untuk terhindar dari berbagai penyakit kronis adalah mencegah penyakit tersebut datang. Salah satunya dengan membiasakan gaya hidup sehat. Bapak-bapak, Ibu-ibu, dan semua hadirin yang saya cintai. Tentu harus kita pahami terlebih dahulu Apa itu gaya hidup sehat ? Gaya hidup sehat adalah kebiasaan seseorang untuk menerapkan hidup sehat dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dan menghindari kebiasaan buruk yang menganggu kesehatan. Apa akibatnya bila tidak melakukakan Gaya hidup sehat ? Dapat mengakibatkan berbagai macam penyakit seperti: Jantung, Tekanan Darah tinggi, Stroke, Kanker, Kencing Manis, Sumbatan Paru Kronis, Kegemukan (Obesitas), Radang Sendi, Kerpos Tulang (Osteoporosis) Semua ini disebabkan oleh tiga faktor risiko utama, yaitu merokok, kurangnya melakukakan aktifitas fisik dan kurang makan-makanan yang berserat. untuk mencegahnya Gaya Hidup Sehat harus kita terapkan setiap hari. Apa Manfaat Gaya Hidup Sehat ? • Tubuh jadi lebih sehat dan tidak mudah sakit. • Aktifitas sehari-hari jadi lebih lancar dan tampil lebih menarik. • Lebih produktif. • Terhindar dari berbagai macam penyakit tidak menular seperti jantung, Tekanan Darah Tinggi, Stroke, Diabetes, Paru Kronis, dan Kerpos Tulang. Gaya Hidup Sehat itu Seperti Apa? 1. Makan-makanan bergizi seimbang, tinggi serat dan rendah lemak. 2. Lakukakan aktifitas fisik 30 menit, setiap hari. 3. Tidak Merokok Inilah uraian yang bisa saya sampaikan pada kesempatan ini, semoga mulai dari sekarang kita bisa menjaga diri kita dan keluarga dari serangan penyakit dengan membiasakan gaya hidup sehat. Semoga apa yang saya sampaikan ada manfaatnya buat semua. Mohon maaf jika ada kata-kata yang kurang berkenan.

Assalamu alaikum wr. wb.