When writing an essay, it’s important to think about which aspects you would like to include in your paper. For example, are there definitions or background information that you’d like to explain ...

In this lesson, Scott describes the ingredients of a good paragraph. Hello, I'm Scott. Today we're looking at paragraphs and how to use them in an essay. It's important to understand the structure of ...

Writing a strong topic sentence that establishes the subject of the paragraph Using "echo words" -- i.e., consistent terms for the concepts throughout Applying transitions to link sentences logically ...

Jeff: Oooh and yip, I think the crowd have lost interest Janine. Janine: Classic mistake here Jeff. He’s not used paragraphs. Jeff: Why don’t you break it down for the viewers at home Janine. Janine: ...

Each of the paragraphs below contains three underlined sentences. Read each paragraph and then click on the sentence (or sentences) that you think is the topic sentence of that paragraph. Carpeting ...

Has the five-paragraph essay, long a staple in school writing curricula, outlived its usefulness? The venerable writing tool has largely fallen out of favor among influential English/language arts ...