Paragraph Relationships and Paragraph Components for
Speech Draft or Expository Writing
① The First Paragraph (Introduction with Opening Invitation)
Overall Topic Sentence (Controlling idea A) (Controlling idea B) (Controlling idea C)
Thesis Statement------------------------ A --------------------------B------------------------------C
② Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence 2 --------------- A------------------(Controlling idea A in the Topic Sentence 2)
-------------------------------------------- (Supporting Sentences)
③ Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence 3 -----------------B------------------(Controlling idea B in the Topic Sentence 3)
----------------------------------------- (Supporting Sentences)
④ Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence 4 -------------- C--------------------(Controlling idea C in the Topic Sentence 4)
--------------------------------------------- (Supporting Sentences)
⑤ Conclusion
--------------------------------Thesis Restated-------------------------
----------------------------Concluding Sentence--------------------
--------------------------------Clincher-----------------------------------------
Diagram of Coherent English Paragraphs
(From Subject to Thesis)
TITLE
Paragraph Organization Writing Strategies
パラグラフ 構成 ライティングの方略
The First Paragraph OVERALL TOPIC SENTENCE (Opening Invitation)
Effective Second Sentence (Attention-getting Introduction)
THESIS STATEMENT ( Some Controlling Ideas )
SUPPORT (Multiple Paragraphs)
Body Paragraphs Definition Explanation and Examples (Definition Paragraph)
Evidence, Statistics, Figures, (Comparative/Contrast Paragraph)
Quotation and Authorized Statement (Cause/Effect Paragraph)
DISCUSSION (Pro/Con Paragraph)
(The Inductive/ Deductive Structure)
End Paragraph THESIS RESTATED
CONCLUDING SENTENCE
(Graceful Conclusion)
(Conclusion for Problem-Solving and Summarization)
CLINCHER (Effective Clincher)
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A6 THE PARAGRAPH “THE UNIT OF COMPOSITION” “THE PARAGRAPH
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