Whendoweparagraph?

TIPTOP

You need to change paragraphs when you change:

Time

Place

Speaker

Topic

__Consider your paragraph to be a hamburger. __

The topic sentence is what the paragraph will be about.

The contents of the burger contain more information.

It is important to conclude your paragraph with a final sentence.

You can use the following words to help connect your sentences:

Adding

and

also

as well as

moreover

too

Cause and effect

because

so

therefore

thus

consequently

Sequencing

next

then

first, second, third…

finally

meanwhile

after

Qualifying

however

although

unless

except

as long as

apart from

yet

Emphasising

above all

in particular

especially

significantly

indeed

notably

Illustrating

for example

such as

for instance

as revealed by

in the case of

Comparing

equally

in the same way

similarly

likewise

as with

like

Contrasting

whereas

instead of

alternatively

otherwise

unlike

on the other hand

Examples

When you end your writing, it needs to be an exciting/shocking/mysterious conclusion. This is because you need to be entertaining your reader all the way through the piece.

Look at these two. Which one leaves you with more questions?

The gloved finger slowly moved towards the trigger.

Grabbing the gun, we struggled and the bullet went into his chest, piercing his evil heart.

You can do two things at once with a short, yet effective ending.

A) Still be entertaining

B)Show you are using a paragraph to effect the reader

How?

__Use a one line paragraph to conclude your work. __

A one line paragraph will stand out, so it makes sense to use it for a dramatic/mysterious ending.

Practice

What would be an effective ending to a story?
What does ‘TIPTOP’ stand for?
How do you link a sentence?