Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Writing an Outline for a Paragraph

 


Write the topic sentence

On a piece of notebook paper, write the topic of the paragraph you intend to write. For example, if you wish to write about summer vacation, you could write down "summer vacation was fun" at the top of the paper. Now, lengthen that idea into a complete sentence. Try, "My summer vacation was fun."

List some supporting ideas

List some supporting ideas that strengthen the claim that you make in your topic sentence. If you want to write about your fun summer, you would list some of the exciting things that you did. You might write down words and phrases like "water park," "fireworks," "swimming in the pool," "playing outside with my friends" and "camping." Circle the ideas that you like the most. They will eventually be written in sentence form and become your supporting idea sentences.

Write details for the supporting ideas

Each supporting idea sentence can be followed by details. For example, if you wish to write "One of the best places I went this summer was the water park," you would follow that sentence with a sentence that added detail. It could say something like "It was really fun to ride on the water slides with my cousins Josh and Sara." Details are usually quite specific. Write at least one for each of your supporting idea sentences.

Write a concluding sentence

Think of a sentence that concludes your paragraph and, it could repeats the main idea. If your paragraph is about summer vacation, you might conclude it by writing: "I really had a great time during my summer vacation."

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