Topic Paragraph: introduces reader to your main (big) ideas.
Detail Paragraphs: (at least 3) tells about your reasons, mini-topics, or
smaller ideas.
Concluding
Paragraph: This summarizes your ideas, thoughts, or mini-topics.
Minimum : 3 sentences
Topic Paragraph:
I have topic sentence
(indented)
I have a detail sentence that includes my
3 reasons, mini-topics
I have a concluding paragraph
Detail
Paragraph 1:
I have a topic sentence for
1st mini-topic (indented)
I have 3 or more detail
sentences
I have a concluding sentence
Detail
Paragraph 2:
I have a topic sentence for
2nd mini-topic (indented)
I have 3 or more detail
sentences
I have a concluding sentence
Detail
Paragraph 3:
I have a topic sentence for 3rd mini-topic (indented)
I have 3 or more detail sentences
I have a concluding
sentence
Concluding
Paragraph:
I have topic
sentence (indented)
I have one
or more summary sentences
I have a
concluding sentence