How to write a paragraph

11 SentencesEach of your paragraphs should be at least

11 sentences.Here is the breakdown of what a paragraph

looks like.

Paragraph Main Idea

Concrete Detail

Concrete Detail

Concrete Detail

Commentary

Commentary

Commentary

Commentary

Commentary

Commentary

Conclusion/Transition

1

2

3 4

5 8

6 7 9 10

11

Main IdeaThis is what your paragraph is about. It is

also known as the THESIS. Here are some examples of a main idea:

Running a marathon is Hard work.

Elie Wiesel’s father should haveListened to Moishe the Beadle

Concrete DetailConcrete Details are FACTS.

Just like concrete, you can not break them. They are always true.

Examples:Elie Wiesel was from Sighet.Las Vegas is in the state of Nevada.

Fact or Opinion?Mr. McGee is the best English teacher in Las

Vegas.Fact or Opinion?The students in this class are freshmen.Fact or Opinion?

Write me 3 facts and 3 opinions now.

Commentary

Commentary is your opinion. These are not facts, and cannot necessarily be proven. Much like what a sports COMMENTATOR says during a game.

“Tom Brady is the best quarterback in the NFL.”

ExampleSchool lunch can be gross. For

example, I got a piece of cold, slimy pizza the other day. The cheese was falling off the pizza. I absolutely didn’t want to eat it. Another reason lunch is gross is the milk, which is sometimes lumpy and chunky. When you open the milk, it stinks to high heaven. Sometimes, it even looks like butter! Finally, the chili can be so greasy that you see the grease floating. There’s no way to eat it like that. You have to strain it. From these examples, it’s clear school lunch can be nasty.

HomeworkWrite an 11 sentence

paragraph like the one I just showed you. You should underline your sentences with the appropriate color. Green, blue, black, red.

Your topic?:Should the government be

allowed to censor the internet?