essay " How to write a paragraph "

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How to write a paragraph
By: Mahmoud Hassanin
Senior Master of English – Meet-El-Nahaal

Learning a foreign language includes developing four main skills. These are listening, speaking, reading and writing. Thus, writing is the final aim of learning or acquiring a foreign language. But what do we write? We may write novels, plays, essays or short paragraphs. Here I am going to explain how to write a paragraph,
First of all we must know what a paragraph is. It is a piece of writing that talks about only one main idea. It may include a few sub-paragraphs, each of them deals with a sub-idea related to the main one. There should be some kind of organization of the paragraph. This organization must insure the following five elements: unity, coherence, start or topic sentence, development of ideas and conclusion.
Unity means that all the sentences refer to the main idea, or the topic of the paragraph. In a unified paragraph, we expect all the sentences to be about the main idea of the paragraph. Coherence means that the sentences should be organized in a logical manner and should follow a definite plan of development. You mustn't make a faulty start when writing a paragraph. It should start with a topic sentence written in a way that makes the reader understand indirectly what the paragraph is about. In other words, A topic sentence is the main idea, your attitude, your evaluation of something. Having no topic sentence is bad both for the writer and the reader. If there is no a topic sentence, the reader has to read the entire paragraph to get to the point.
Development of the ideas means that every idea discussed in the paragraph should be adequately explained and supported through evidence and examples. We generally believe that people would easily understand us when we write. Unfortunately, our use of language may not be perfect and our ideas may be different. If we want our ideas to be understood, we need to explain them and give specific examples of each. That is why listing our ideas is essential.
Finally, the paragraph should end with a conclusion sentence that clearly summarizes the main idea of the paragraph.