DOS AND DONT'S FOR PARAGRAPH WRITING

ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH WRITING

DOS AND DONT´S

ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH WRITING

DOS

read tHe topic carefully

read, learn, do research on the topic

PREPLAN YOUR PARAGRAPH

Brainstorm for ideas Make an outline

write a clear ts

Clear TOPIC Clear CONTROLLING IDEAS (implict or explicit)

write 2 or 3 supporting ideas

as supporting details, Use

INFORMED FACTS EXPLANATIONS STATISTICS NARRATIVES EXAMPLES REFERENCE TO THE MATERIALS

HOW TO REFERENCE SOURCES

write a concluding sentence that restates the tsor summarizes the supporting ideas

ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH WRITING

DOn'tS

don't write a ts that is

TOO VAGUE TOO GENERAL AN INTRODUCTION A COMPARISON A FACT YOUR EXPLICIT OPINION ANNOUNCING WHAT YOU WILL WRITE

don't write the supporting ideas and detaills together in one single sentence

IN THE CONCLUSION, don't add new ideas USE EXCLAMATION MARKS GIVE ADVICE

don't use

CONTRACTIONS THE IMPERATIVE SLANG LANGUAGE "YOU" WORDS SUCH AS "THINGS" "STUFF"

ACADEMIC PARAGRAPH WRITING

Dont's

Dos

generating ideas TS Support Conclusion Register