2. Parts of paragraph
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Objective : enable students to
write a good topic sentence and
subject development
Materials:
Topic sentence
 Subject Development
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Logical paragraph development of English
paragraph
Topic sentence : (1 sentence)
Subject Development : (3 – 8 sentences)
Summary sentence: (1 sentence)
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Topic sentence
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Contains the main idea of the
paragraph.
Consists of general subject and
specific parts
Examples :
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Topic sentence
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Examples :
1. Students must take mathematics
general subject
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because of its frequent use in
everyday life and its fundamental
importance to other sciences
specific parts
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Logical paragraph development of English paragraph
Topic sentence :
Students must take mathematics
general subject
because of its frequent use in everyday life and its fundamental
importance to other sciences
specific parts
Subject Development :
I.
II.
Its frequent use in everyday life (main
point)
I.
Supporting ideas
II.
Supporting ideas
Its fundamental importance to other
sciences (main point)
I.
Supporting ideas
II.
Supporting
ideas
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Summary sentence: (1 sentence)
Topic sentence
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Example 2
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Health insurance, vacation time
and yearly bonuses
specific parts
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are benefits that businesses can
offer their employees.
general idea
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Logical paragraph development of English paragraph
Topic sentence :
Students must take mathematics
general subject
because of its frequent use in everyday life and its fundamental
importance to other sciences
specific parts
Subject Development :
I.
II.
Its frequent use in everyday life (main
point)
I.
Supporting ideas
II.
Supporting ideas
Its fundamental importance to other
sciences (main point)
I.
Supporting ideas
II.
Supporting
ideas
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Summary sentence: (1 sentence)
Logical paragraph development of English paragraph
Topic sentence : (1 sentence) ;
Health insurance, vacation time and yearly bonuses
specific parts
are benefits that businesses can offer their employees.
general subject
Subject Development :
I.
Health insurance (main point 1)
I.
II.
Supporting ideas
Supporting ideas
Vacation time (main point 2)
II.
I.
II.
Supporting ideas
Supporting ideas
Yearly bonuses (main point 3)
III.
I.
II.
Supporting ideas
Supporting
ideas
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Summary sentence: (1 sentence)
SUBJECT DEVELOPMENT
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How to develop the subject
By developing the specific parts
The way to develop –
By giving examples, facts or
illustration to the main points
Examples:
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Logical paragraph development of English paragraph
Topic sentence :
Students must take mathematics
general subject
because of its frequent use in everyday life and its fundamental
importance to other sciences
specific parts
Subject Development :
I.
II.
Its frequent use in everyday life (main
point)
I.
Examples, facts
II.
Examples, facts
Its fundamental importance to other
sciences (main point)
I.
Examples, facts
II.
Examples,
facts
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Summary sentence: (1 sentence)
Conclusion
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A paragraph consists of
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A topic sentence consist of
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A topic sentence,
Subject development
A conclusion sentence
General subject
Specific parts
Subject is developed by:
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Changing the specific parts into the
main points
Giving the main point examples, facts or
illustrations
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