GEN001: Purposive Communication Module #9.10

Paragraph -

is a sequence of sentences all related to a single topic. It organizes ideas clearly

for the reader, marking where subtopics begin and end in an essay, report, or article.

Claim -

is a statement that presents a specific idea, opinion, or argument in a paragraph, which

the writer intends to prove or support with evidence.

Evidence -

are facts, examples, statistics, quotes, or other supporting details used to validate

and strengthen the claim or main idea of a paragraph.

A paragraph

is a sequence of sentences all related to a single topic.

the 5-6 sentence

the paragraph that has 1 topic, 1 claim (main idea), 3 supporting evidences, and 1 conclusion.

Paragraph The length can vary. For this lesson and the next few lessons, we will be practicing with the