HowtoWriteaDoYouKnow?ParagraphMainideaDetailwhatthestoryorparagraphismostlyaboutsentencesthatsupportthemainideaagroupofsentencesthatincludesamainideaanddetailsIntroductionSentenceMainIdeaClosingSentenceTopBunIntroductorySentenceTheintroductorysentenceintroducesthereadertothetopicofyourparagraph.Trytomakeitexciting!Onwarmsummerdays,Ilovetryingtocatchbutterflies.Ihavesomuchfunrunningaroundinmybackyardchasingaftertheprettybutterfliesthatgozoomingby!IfIamluckyenoughtocatchone,Ineverkeepitforverylong.Afterall,butterfliesbelongintheirnaturalhabitat.Isurelycan’twaituntilnextsummersothatIcangrabmynetandcatchsomebutterflies!Besuretoaddatleastthreereasons,examples,ormainpointsthatsupporttheintroductory/topicsentence.MAINPOINTS,REASONS,OREXAMPLESBesureto…AgoodparagraphincludesdetailsthatDESCRIBEorTELLABOUTthemainpointsorreasons.Detailsshouldbe“delicious”orinteresting.Whenyouwriteahamburgerparagraph,compareyourdetailstoalloftheyummypartsofahamburgersuchas:*Lettuce*Tomato*Cheese*MeatAgain,yourelaborationshoulddescribeortellaboutyourmainpoints.Theyshouldsticktothetopic.Whichdetaildoesn’tquitebelong?Ireallylovemybrother!HisnameisJeffandheissuperfunny.Oneofmyfavoritethingstodowithmybrotherisplayvideogames.Healwaysbeatsme!Sometimesmysistercriesatnight.Maybemybrotherwillplayavideogamewithmetonight!Howwouldahamburgertasteifithadketchup,mustard,mayonnaise,pickles,lettuce,tomatoes,barbecuesauce,Swisscheese,spicycheese,andolivesontop?Toomuch,right?Awritercanaddtoomuchdetailtoaparagraphaswell.Paragraphsshouldbeabout5-8sentenceslong.Ifyourparagraphispagesandpageslong,youwilleventuallylosetheinterestofyourreader.Myfavoriteschoollunchischickennuggetswithmashedpotatoes.OnereasonwhyIlovethislunchsomuchisthatittastessogreat!Ialsolovebeingabletosmelltheyummynuggetshoursbeforeit’sevenlunchtime.Thecreamymashedpotatoesandgravyjustslidedownmythroat.Ican’tWAITuntilthenextchickennuggetday!SofarwehavelearnedthatahamburgerparagraphneedsatopbunorINTRODUCTORYsentence.Theintroductionshouldintroducethereadertoyourtopic.Wealsolearnedthatgoodparagraphscontainthreetosixsupportingsentencesthattellmoreabouttheintroductorysentence.Thesemainpoints,examples,ordetailscanbecomparedtotheingredientsofahamburger,suchasthelettuce,tomato,cheese,andhamburgerpatty.Butwhat’smissing?Hmm…BottomBunConcludingSentenceThebottombunofahamburgerhelpsholdalloftheingredientstogether.Itworkswiththetopbuntokeepthemeat,cheese,tomato,andlettucefromfallingonthefloor!Theconcludingsentenceofaparagraphhelpsholdallofthesentencestogether!Itworkswiththeintroductorysentencetokeepthedetailsfromfallingapart.Theconcludingsentenceshouldbeinterestingandletyourreaderknowthatyouarefinishedwriting.Itwrapseverythingup!Myhometownisfamousforseveralamazingnaturalfeatures.First,itisnotedfortheWheatonRiver,whichisverywideandbeautiful.Also,ontheothersideofthetownisWheatonHill,whichisunusualbecauseitisverysteep.ThethirdamazingfeatureistheBigOldTree.Thistreestandstwohundredfeettallandisprobablyaboutsixhundredyearsold.Thesethreelandmarksaretrulyamazingandmakemyhometownafamousplace.Myhometownisfamousforseveralamazingnaturalfeatures.First,itisnotedfortheWheatonRiver,whichisverywideandbeautiful.Oneithersideofthisriver,whichis175feetwide,aremanywillowtreeswhichhavelongbranchesthatcanmovegracefullyinthewind.Inautumntheleavesofthesetreesfallandcovertheriverbankslikegoldensnow.Also,ontheothersideofthetownisWheatonHill,whichisunusualbecauseitisverysteep.Eventhoughitissteep,climbingthishillisnotdangerous,becausetherearesomefirmrocksalongthesidesthatcanbeusedasstairs.Therearenotreesaroundthishill,soitstandsclearlyagainsttheskyandcanbeseenfrommanymilesaway.ThethirdamazingfeatureistheBigOldTree.Thistreestandstwohundredfeettallandisprobablyaboutsixhundredyearsold.Thesethreelandmarksaretrulyamazingandmakemyhometownafamousplace.1.Peoplecanavoidburglariesbytakingcertainprecautions.2.Thereareseveraladvantagestogrowingupinasmalltown.3.MostUSuniversitiesrequirea550pointTOEFLscoreforanumberofreasons.4.Fixingaflattireonabicycleiseasyifyoufollowthesesteps.5.ThereareseveralenjoyablewaystotravelbetweentheUSandQueretaro.6.Effectiveleadershiprequiresspecificqualitiesthatanyonecandevelop.7.IndustrialwastepouredintoPearlRiverhasledtodramaticchangesinitsabilitytosupportmarinelife.8.InordertofullyexplorethewreckoftheTitanic,scientistsmustaddressseveralproblems.