1PL A8AC8APWA good paragraph ls a unlfled plece of wrlLlngWlL usually conLalns beLween 6 and 12 senLencesA paragraph ls unlfled because lL has one cenLral ldeaW 1he cenLral ldea ls expressed ln Lhe Loplc senLenceW 1he purpose of a Loplc senLence ls Lo dlrecL Lhe developmenL of Lhe enLlre paragraphW 1he Loplc senLence can be placed aL Lhe beglnnlng/mlddle/end of a paragraphW ln analyLlcal wrlLlng Loplc senLences occur aL Lhe beglnnlng of a paragraphW ln analyLlcal wrlLlng Loplc senLences relaLe Lhe paragraph Lo Lhe essay's LheslsAn effecLlve Loplc senLence conLalns a conLrolllng ldea whlch W provldes an lndlcaLlon of whaL Lhe paragraph ls abouLW dlrecLs Lhe resL of Lhe paragraphW helps Lhe composer wrlLea good paragraphW helps Lhe reader undersLand Lhe paragraph easllyAs a consequence1 A Loplc senLence makes a polnL2 1he body of Lhe paragraph glves evldence and argues Lhe polnL3 Whlle Lhe flnal senLence concludes Lhe argumenLo all Lhe senLences ln a paragraphW should relaLe Lo Lhe sub[ecL menLloned ln Lhe Loplc senLenceW should follow Lhe plan whlch Lhe conLrolllng ldea sLaLedW should be llnked ln some wayWhen Lhese sLeps are followed Lhen Lhe paragraph wlll have unlLy lL wlll be a unlfled plece of wrlLlngonslder Lhls paragraphW ?ears ago Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLegles Lo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage reslded1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenL acLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfled onsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlon for havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr headsLook at the top|c sentenceW ?ears ago Leachers would resorL Lo lngenlous sLraLegles Lo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour W As Lhls senLence dlrecLs Lhe paragraph LhaL follows Lhen all senLences ln Lhe paragraph musL relaLe ln some way Lo sLraLegles used by Leachers?ears ago Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLeglesLo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage reslded 1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenLacLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfled onsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlonfor havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr headsLook at the second sentenceW Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard W 1hls senLence relaLes Lo Lhe Loplc senLence as provldes evldence of a sLraLegy used by Leachers?ears ago Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLeglesLo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage reslded 1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenLacLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfledonsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlonfor havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr headsLook at the th|rd sentenceW Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage resldedW 1he llnklng word however" lnLroduces Lhe argumenL whlch wlll prove Lhe clalm made ln Lhe Loplc senLence?ears ago Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLeglesLo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage reslded 1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenLacLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfledonsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlonfor havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr headsLook at the fourth sentenceW 1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenL acLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board W Pere Lhe paragraphconLlnues Lhe argumenL as lL clearly sLaLes Lhe naLure of Lhe parLlcular sLraLegy used?ears ago Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLeglesLo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage reslded 1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenLacLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfledonsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlonfor havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr headsLook at the f|fth sentenceW Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfledW 1hls senLence descrlbes Lhe lmpacL of Lhe sLraLegy on sLudenLs?ears ago Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLeglesLo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage reslded 1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenLacLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfledonsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlonfor havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr headsLook at the conc|ud|ng sentence W onsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlon for havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr headsW llnally Lhe paragraph concludes by provlng LhesLaLemenL ln Lhe Loplc senLence LhaL Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLegles Lo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour?ears ago Leachers resorLed Lo some lngenlous sLraLeglesLo help Lhem manage classroom behavlour Cne such sLraLegy lnvolved hanglng behlnd glass a plcLure of an auLhorlLy flgure above Lhe blackboard Powever Lhe sub[ecL of Lhe plcLure was noL as lmporLanL as Lhe glass behlnd whlch Lhe lmage reslded 1he glass was Lhe Leacher's secreL weapon as lL could reflecL sLudenLacLlvlLy whlle Lhe Leacher wlLh Lurned back wroLe upon Lhe board Any mlscreanLs were rapldly ldenLlfledonsequenLly Leachers uLlllslng Lhls sLraLegy rapldly developed a repuLaLlonfor havlng eyes ln Lhe back of Lhelr heads1 L A ln closlng when wrlLlng a paragraph remember Lhls acronymW 1 Loplc senLenceW L evldenceW A argumenLWconcluslon