Structure Topic Sentence Elaboration andor supporting information Details or evidence Concluding Generally 57 sentences in length for readability Topic Sentence General statement of paragraphs content ID: 553711
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Paragraph DevelopmentSlide2
Structure
Topic Sentence
Elaboration and/or supporting information
Details or evidence
Concluding
Generally 5-7 sentences in length for readabilitySlide3
Topic Sentence
General statement of paragraph’s content.
Usually opening sentence.
My hometown is famous for several spectacular natural features. First, it is noted for the Wheaton River, which is quite wide and picturesque. Also, on the other side of the town is Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because of its tremendously steep slope. Slide4
Evaluate these as topic sentences
My hometown is famous because it is located by Wheaton River, which is
quite
wide, and because it is built near an unusually steep hill called Wheaton Hill.
There are two reasons why some people like to buy cars with automatic transmission and two reasons why others like cars with manual transmission.
Clouds are white.Slide5
Improved Versions
There are two reasons why some people like to buy cars with automatic transmission.
AND
(in a different paragraph):
There are two reasons why some people like cars with manual transmission.
The shapes of clouds are determined by various factors.Slide6
Developing the Topic Sentence
My hometown is famous for several spectacular natural features. First, it is noted for the Wheaton River, which is quite wide and picturesque. Also, on the other side of the town is Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because of its tremendously steep slope.
Readers likely think,
What natural features make Wheaton famous?
S
entences that follow elaborate or support/explain the topic sentence.
What else is needed here?Slide7
The Devil is in the Details
My hometown is famous for several spectacular natural features. First, it is noted for the Wheaton River, which is quite wide and picturesque. Also, on the other side of the town is Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because of its tremendously steep slope.
The
third amazing feature is the Big Old Tree. This tree stands two hundred feet tall and is probably about six hundred years old.
Now the reader knows a number of natural features that make Wheaton famous.
*The paragraph contains 5 sentences.Slide8
Concluding Sentence
Summary
statement.
Topic
sentence “in reverse
.”
Helps to tie paragraph to next idea or point.Slide9
Concluding Sentence
My
hometown is famous for
several spectacular
natural features
.
First, it is noted for the Wheaton River, which
is quite
wide and
picturesque.
Also, on the other side of the town is Wheaton Hill, which is unusual because
of its tremendously steep slope.
The
third
feature is the Big Old Tree. This tree stands two hundred feet tall and is probably about six hundred years old.
These three landmarks are
awe-inspiring, thus making
my hometown
the famous place that it is.
*Now contains 6 sentences.Slide10
Transition to Next Paragraph
The
Wheaton River, which is quite wide and
picturesque, is probably the best feature. Its wide banks feature beautiful hard wood trees nestled among statuesque pines. In some areas natural beaches have formed that swimmers take advantage of every summer.
Oftentimes, people can be seen hiking along the shoreline enjoying the serenity as they achieve their exercise goals in breathtaking beauty. Finally
, the sun setting over the west side is every bit as beautiful as any sea horizon sunset. Hence the river is the favorite of many who come to visit.
People also come to see
Wheaton Hill
,
unusual
because of its tremendously steep slope.
Wheaton’s terrain consists of broad, rolling hills, making Wheaton Hill stand out like an apparition in the desert…….