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Edward Dobry Wilkes University November 2, 2011 1 *Click the avid learner to watch about the perfect paragraph* 2 The 4 Elements: *Topic *Facts *Unity *Coherence 3 •Develop a Thesis statement ex: quotes, direct statements, overviews •Thesis= idea or purpose of what you want to say •“Thesis is the key” 4 •Must support the main idea •Minimal of two facts per paragraph •Must be in your own words •May be literal or inferential *literal= who?, what?, where?, when? *inferential= why?, how? 5 •A single key idea unites related facts •Facts and thoughts must be relevant •Unity=“one-ness” 6 •Ideas must: *Stick together *Be Logically connected *Relate to the paragraph topic 7 Topic Sentence Supporting Idea #1 Supporting Idea #2 Supporting Idea #3 Conclusion 8 Paragraphs should include: -Formal English -Correct use of Grammar -Proper Word Usage -Word Structure 9 •No slang ex: “wassup?”, “ain’t”, etc… •No informal English ex: can’t, don’t, sucks, etc… •No use of 1st or 2nd person pronouns ex: I, you, your, etc… 10 •Parts of Speech -noun, adjective, preposition, etc… •Parts of a Sentence -subject, predicate, complement, etc… •The Phrase -prepositional phrases, appositives, etc… •The Clause -independent/subordinate clauses, etc…. 11 •Agreement -subject, verb, pronoun, and antecedent •Correct use of Verbs •Correct use of Pronouns •Correct use of Modifiers -comparison and placement 12 •Capital letters •Punctuation •Italics vs. Quotations 13 http://www.enotes.com/topics/how-write-perfectparagraph http://www.iser.com/resources/essay-writing.html http://www.teacherjoe.us/PREP.html http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/paragra phs.htm 14 CLEARVUE & SVE (Producer). (1999). Perfect: Paragraph. [Full Video]. Available from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Warriner, O. E., Whitten, M. E., & Griffith, F. (1977). English grammar and composition, third course. (3 ed.). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. 15