Paragraphs.

A paragraph is a self-contained unit of a discourse in writing dealing with a particular point or idea. Paragraphs consist of one or more sentences. The start of a paragraph is indicated by beginning on a new line. Sometimes the first line is indented. At various times, the beginning of a paragraph has been indicated by the topic sentence.

When we write a paragraph, we have to do Pre-writing, that mean write down different ideas. Then write a Draft, is like a paragraph but not finished yet, in a Draft you don’t have to worry about grammar, you do that in a final paragraph.

Paragraph 1:
“Everything about Southwest seems big. The sky is vast and the deserts seems endless to someone walking or even driving through them. The mountains are rocky and almost impassable. From the top of Mt. Whitney in California (about 14,495 feet above sea level), a person can look down into Death Valley (about 282 feet below sea level). The Grand Canyon leaves the viewer breathless. The Painted Desert of Arizona must be seen to be believed. In Texas, the fertile grasslands seem to go on forever along the horizon.”


Reflection:
Here we can see how the Topic sentence is important to start to write a paragraph, because introduces us to the topic of the paragraph.


Paragraph 2:
“The cat was called Dragon, and the name was an apt one. He was enormous, with a huge, broad head and a large mouth full of curving fangs, needle sharp. He had seven claws on each foot and a thick, furry tail, which lashed angrily from side to side. In color he was orange and white, with glaring yellow eyes. “


Reflection:
Here the Topic sentence introduces why the cat is call Dragon, then in the paragraph describes to the cat.