Ibn Tahir Science Students: Nov 18, 2006

THE STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH

Why I want to Learn English

There are three reasons why I want to learn English. One reason is that English has become an international language. It is now used by most international companies, including the company where I work, for business communication. Another reason why I want to learn English is so that I can travel to English-speaking countries. The United States, England, Australia and many other countries all use English as their primary language. Finally, I want to learn English because I plan to move to the U.S. in the future. I will become a manager for my company soon. For all these reasons, I am very excited about learning English.

Structure of a Paragraph

PART of PARAGRAPH:	DETAILED PARTS:	FUNCTION:
I) Topic Sentence	I) Topic Sentence	Motivator - get your reader interested Thesis Sentence - introduce your topic
A) First Main Point (Your main points should include your support details and any sub-details.)	A) First Main Point 1) Support Detail a) Sub-Detail b) Sub-Detail 2) Support Detail a) Sub-Detail b) Sub-Detail	Introduce main point A First support detail to explain point A Give information or an example about detail 1 Give more information about detail 1 Second support detail to explain point A Give information or an example about detail 2 Give more information about detail 2
B) Second Main Point	B) Second Main Point 1) Support Detail a) Sub-Detail b) Sub-Detail 2) Support Detail a) Sub-Detail b) Sub-Detail	Introduce main point B First support detail to explain point B Give information or an example about detail 1 Give more information about detail 1 Second support detail to explain point B Give information or an example about detail 2 Give more information about detail 2
C) Third Main Point	C) Third Main Point 1) Support Detail a) Sub-Detail b) Sub-Detail 2) Support Detail a) Sub-Detail b) Sub-Detail	Introduce main point C First support detail to explain point C Give information or an example about detail 1 Give more information about detail 1 Second support detail to explain point C Give information or an example about detail 2 Give more information about detail 2
II) Conclusion	II) Conclusion	Use your topic sentence, but reword it - tell your reader what you talked about. Use a "Clincher" - leave your reader with a good feeling, or leave your reader with something to think about.