Paragraphs

How to write them

Paragraphs
 Contain topic sentences – sentences that
introduce the main idea of the paragragh.
 Provided support for your topic sentence with
supporting sentences.
 Connect the supporting sentences to the
main idea in the topic sentence with real or
factual examples.
Paragraphs: FORM

Most paragraphs contain between five

to ten sentences. The first line of a
paragraph is usually indented (begin a few
spaces to the right of the margin) to show
that there is a new paragraph.
Begin with a single tab or five spaces (indent), before
you begin the paragraph.
Key Features of the
paragraph
 Topic sentence
 Supporting sentences

 Example sentences

 Concluding sentence
Example Paragraph
 (1) One of the major problems with the internet is the ease with which
children can access potentially dangerous sites, while another is online
fraud.

 (2) Firstly, pornography sites are easily accessible to children because

they can register with a site and claim to be an adult.
 (3) There is no doubt that this affects their thoughts and development,
which is a negative impact for the children and for society.

 (4)Another important problem is the growth of online fraud and hacking.

 (5) These days, there are constant news stories about government and
company websites that have been hacked, resulting in sensitive
information falling into the hands of criminals and spies.
 
 (7)These are just some ways the internet can be dangerous
Topic Sentences
 The topic sentence introduces the subject of the
paragraph and its organization

 This sentence contains the main idea,

controlling idea of the paragraph.

 It tells the reader exactly what the paragraph will

be about and how it will be written.
Topic Sentence

 One of the major problems with the internet is

the ease with which children can access
potentially dangerous sites, while another is
online fraud

 Major problems of the internet (main idea)

 Potentially dangerous/ online fraud(controlling idea)
Supporting Sentences
 These sentence are used by the author to
provide support to the paragraph.

 They consist of information that is relevant to

the main idea in the topic sentence .

 NOTE: These must be complete sentences.

Supporting Sentences
 One of the major problems with the internet is the ease
with which children can access potentially dangerous
sites, while another is online fraud (Topic sentence)

 Firstly, pornography sites are easily

accessible to children because they can
register with a site and claim to be an adult.

 Another important problem is the growth of

online fraud and hacking
Example Sentences

 Every paragraph has sentences that relate the

ideas in the body of the paragragh to the topic
sentence. These sentences are called example
sentences.
 These are the sentences in which the writer
explains the connection between the supporting
sentences and the topic sentence by using real
examples. This can be in examples, quotes,
statistics, etc.
Example Sentences
 One of the major problems with the internet is the ease with which
children can access potentially dangerous sites, while another is
online fraud.
 Firstly, pornography sites are easily accessible to children because
they can register with a site and claim to be an adult.
 There is no doubt that this affects their thoughts and development,
which is a negative impact for the children and for society.
 Another important problem is the growth of online fraud and
hacking.
 These days, there are constant news stories about government and
company websites that have been hacked, resulting in sensitive
information falling into the hands of criminals and spies.
 These are just some ways the internet can be dangerous
Concluding
sentence
It is sometimes helpful to have a
concluding expression in your last
sentence to signal the end of your
paragraph.
 Some common expressions used in
concluding sentences are listed below.
 It is apparent …
 This is just one/ these are just …
 Consequently,
 This demonstrates that …
Concluding sentence
 Your concluding sentence should offer a
final thought on the topic. (It should connect to
the main idea introduced in the topic sentence)
 One of the major problems with the internet is the
ease with which children can access potentially
dangerous sites, while another is online fraud
(topic sentence)
 These are just some ways the
internet can be dangerous
Paragraph 1 - problems
One of the major problems with the internet is the ease
with which children can access potentially dangerous sites,
while another is online fraud.
Firstly, pornography sites are easily accessible to children
because they can register with a site and claim to be an adult.
There is no doubt that this affects their thoughts and
development, which is a negative impact for the children and for
society.
Another important problem is the growth of online fraud and
hacking.
These days, there are constant news stories about government
and company websites that have been hacked, resulting in
sensitive information falling into the hands of criminals and
spies.
These are just some ways the internet can be dangerous
 Paragrah 2 - solutions
There are many solutions to the problems listed in the previous paragraph.
First and foremost Parents must control the way their children use the internet.
For instance, parents need to closely monitor the activities of their children and restrict
their access to certain sites, which can now be done by using various computer
programs.
Secondly, Governments can make sure that adequate legislation and controls are in
place that will help prevent young people from going on dangerous web sites, one
easy solution could include using your Identification number to prove you are an adult
There are many way to stop hackers from stealing information from Government or
companies.
One important solution is for Companies and Governments to improve their web page
security systems to make fraud and hacking much more difficult by installing a good
anti-virus system and having a good firewall.
Another solution could be to stop employees surfing the internet and double checking
all web pages they visit
The internet can be a safe place if we follow a few sımple procedures.