A paragraph is a collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic. This handout breaks the paragraph down into its conceptual and structural components. It is useful to envision body ...

movement and bridges — form the logical makeup of an effective paragraph. The structural elements — topic sentence, transitions, evidence, analysis and conclusion — are identifiable parts of strong ...

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 ...