PARAGRAPH WRITING Paragraph is a group of

PARAGRAPH WRITING

Paragraph is a group of sentences that discusses one main idea. A Paragraph has 3 parts: Topic Sentence Supporting sentences Concluding sentence (optional = not always)

1. Topic Sentence (TS) It states the main idea of the paragraph. It is a complete sentence. It DOES NOT give specific information. It is a general statement. It has two parts: 1) Topic that names the subject of the paragraph; 2) Controlling idea that limits the topic to a specific area of discussion.

2. Supporting Sentences They give specific information about the topic sentence. This specific information is: 1) Examples 2) Statistics 3) Quotations

3. Concluding Sentence (not always necessary) It signals the end of the Paragraph. It leaves the reader with the most important information to remember! It does it in 2 ways: 1) By summarizing the main points of the Paragraph; 2) By repeating the Topic Sentence in different words.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a significant festival in Chinese traditional culture. It is celebrated on the fifth day of Lunar May. This holiday commemorates the death of Chyu Yuan, a well-loved poet of the forth century B. C. Chyu Yuan drowned himself in the river to protest against the king’s despotic rule. The villagers respected him so much that they rowed their boats down the river and dropped tzong-tze, rice dumplings into the river to feed the fish, so that the fish would not touch his body. To celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, families do several things, like make tzong-tze and watch the dragon boat race.