Unit 1

Basic Paragraph Structure

Concluding Sentence

How to Write an Effective Academic Summary Paragraph

What is a paragraph?

Structure of a paragraph

It’s made up of sentences that talk about ONE central idea

Supporting detail sentence

Concluding sentence

Topic Sentence

reasons and examples

Subject and controlling ideas

Restates topic sentence

Remember the qualities of a summary

Use reporting verbs and transitions

5 steps to write a summary

Remember paragraph structure

Identify the author`s most important points

Compare your summary against the original one

Write your summary

Read correctly and take notes

Revise and delete errors

How to Write a Topic Sentence

Important points

How do i write one?

it’s the most important sentence in a paragraph

Identify the topic

Focus on controlling idea

it’s the first sentence of the paragraph

It has 2 parts to it

One part tell the reader WHAT the paragraph is about and the second part WHY you are writing about it...

What is a concluding sentence?

Tips for the concluding sentence

It can restate the topic sentence

It's the last sentence of a paragraph

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Try to use many synonyms

Give the reader something to think like a suggestion or an opinion

You also switch the order of the topic and controlling idea

Use a transition word to begin your sentence