1、HowtoWriteaDo You Know?ParagraphMainideaDetailwhatthestoryorparagraphismostlyaboutsentencesthatsupportthemainideaagroupofsentencesthatincludesamainideaanddetailsIntroductionSentenceMainIdeaDetailsClosingSentenceTopBunIntroductorySentenceThe introductory sentence introduces the reader to the topic of
2、 your paragraph.Try to make it exciting!Onwarmsummerdays,Ilovetryingtocatchbutterflies.Ihavesomuchfunrunningaroundinmybackyardchasingaftertheprettybutterfliesthatgozoomingby!IfIamluckyenoughtocatchone,Ineverkeepitforverylong.Afterall,butterfliesbelongintheirnaturalhabitat.Isurelycantwaituntilnextsum
3、mersothatIcangrabmynetandcatchsomebutterflies!Be sure to add at least three reasons,examples,or main points that support the introductory/topic sentence.These reasons,examples,or points are the lettuce,tomato,cheese,and meat of the paragraph.MAIN POINTS,REASONS,OR EXAMPLESBesuretoA good paragraph in
4、cludes details that DESCRIBE or TELL ABOUT the main points or reasons.Detailsshouldbe“delicious”orinteresting.Whenyouwriteahamburgerparagraph,compareyourdetailstoalloftheyummypartsofahamburgersuchas:*Lettuce*Tomato*Cheese*Meat(Elaboration)Again,your elaboration should describe or tell about your mai
5、n points.They should stick to the topic.Whichdetaildoesntquitebelong?Ireallylovemybrother!HisnameisJeffandheissuperfunny.Oneofmyfavoritethingstodowithmybrotherisplayvideogames.Healwaysbeatsme!Sometimesmysistercriesatnight.Maybemybrotherwillplayavideogamewithmetonight!How would a hamburger taste if i
6、t had ketchup,mustard,mayonnaise,pickles,lettuce,tomatoes,barbecue sauce,Swiss cheese,spicy cheese,and olives on top?Too much,right?Awritercanaddtoomuchdetailtoaparagraphaswell.Paragraphsshouldbeabout5-8sentenceslong.Ifyourparagraphispagesandpageslong,youwilleventuallylosetheinterestofyourreader.Myf
7、avoriteschoollunchischickennuggetswithmashedpotatoes.OnereasonwhyIlovethislunchsomuchisthatittastessogreat!Ialsolovebeingabletosmelltheyummynuggetshoursbeforeitsevenlunchtime.Thecreamymashedpotatoesandgravyjustslidedownmythroat.IcantWAITuntilthenextchickennuggetday!Sofarwehavelearnedthatahamburgerpa
8、ragraphneedsatopbunorINTRODUCTORYsentence.Theintroductionshouldintroducethereadertoyourtopic.Wealsolearnedthatgoodparagraphscontainthreetosixsupportingsentencesthattellmoreabouttheintroductorysentence.Thesemainpoints,examples,ordetailscanbecomparedtotheingredientsofahamburger,suchasthelettuce,tomato
9、cheese,andhamburgerpatty.Butwhatsmissing?Hmm BottomBunConcludingSentenceThebottombunofahamburgerhelpsholdalloftheingredientstogether.Itworkswiththetopbuntokeepthemeat,cheese,tomato,andlettucefromfallingonthefloor!Theconcludingsentenceofaparagraphhelpsholdallofthesentencestogether!Itworkswiththeintr
10、oductorysentencetokeepthedetailsfromfallingapart.Theconcludingsentenceshouldbeinterestingandletyourreaderknowthatyouarefinishedwriting.Itwrapseverythingup!Myhometownisfamousforseveralamazingnaturalfeatures.First,itisnotedfortheWheatonRiver,whichisverywideandbeautiful.Also,ontheothersideofthetownisWh
11、eatonHill,whichisunusualbecauseitisverysteep.ThethirdamazingfeatureistheBigOldTree.Thistreestandstwohundredfeettallandisprobablyaboutsixhundredyearsold.Thesethreelandmarksaretrulyamazingandmakemyhometownafamousplace.Myhometownisfamousforseveralamazingnaturalfeatures.First,itisnotedfortheWheatonRiver
12、whichisverywideandbeautiful.Oneithersideofthisriver,Oneithersideofthisriver,whichis175feetwide,aremanywillowtreeswhichwhichis175feetwide,aremanywillowtreeswhichhavelongbranchesthatcanmovegracefullyinthehavelongbranchesthatcanmovegracefullyinthewind.Inautumntheleavesofthesetreesfallandcoverwind.Inau
13、tumntheleavesofthesetreesfallandcovertheriverbankslikegoldensnow.theriverbankslikegoldensnow.Also,ontheothersideofthetownisWheatonHill,whichisunusualbecauseitisverysteep.Eventhoughitissteep,climbingthishillisEventhoughitissteep,climbingthishillisnotdangerous,becausetherearesomefirmrocksalongnotdange
14、rous,becausetherearesomefirmrocksalongthesidesthatcanbeusedasstairs.Therearenotreesthesidesthatcanbeusedasstairs.Therearenotreesaroundthishill,soitstandsclearlyagainsttheskyandaroundthishill,soitstandsclearlyagainsttheskyandcanbeseenfrommanymilesaway.canbeseenfrommanymilesaway.Thethirdamazingfeature
15、istheBigOldTree.Thistreestandstwohundredfeettallandisprobablyaboutsixhundredyearsold.Thesethreelandmarksaretrulyamazingandmakemyhometownafamousplace.1.Peoplecanavoidburglariesbytakingcertain1.Peoplecanavoidburglariesbytakingcertainprecautions.precautions.2.Thereareseveral2.Thereareseveraladvantagesa
16、dvantagestogrowingupinasmalltown.togrowingupinasmalltown.3.MostUSuniversitiesrequirea550pointTOEFLscorefora3.MostUSuniversitiesrequirea550pointTOEFLscoreforanumberofnumberofreasonsreasons.4.Fixingaflattireonabicycleiseasyifyoufollowthese4.Fixingaflattireonabicycleiseasyifyoufollowthesestepssteps.5.T
17、hereareseveralenjoyable5.ThereareseveralenjoyablewayswaystotravelbetweentheUSandtotravelbetweentheUSandQueretaro.Queretaro.6.Effectiveleadershiprequiresspecific6.Effectiveleadershiprequiresspecificqualitiesqualitiesthatanyonecanthatanyonecandevelop.develop.7.IndustrialwastepouredintoPearlRiverhasled
18、todramatic7.IndustrialwastepouredintoPearlRiverhasledtodramaticchangeschangesinitsabilitytosupportmarinelife.initsabilitytosupportmarinelife.8.InordertofullyexplorethewreckoftheTitanic,scientists8.InordertofullyexplorethewreckoftheTitanic,scientistsmustaddressseveralmustaddressseveralproblemsproblems.






