2. STANDARD COMPETENCY
The students are able to understand basic
composition skills by integrating in each unit
paragraph organization, rhetoric, grammar and
mechanics, sentence structure and the writing
process.
8. 2. SENTENCE
•A sentence is a group of words that makes
sense.
•A sentence expresses a complete thought.
•A sentence begins with a capital letter and
ends with a symbol.
•A sentence has at least one verb an action
word.
Example:
Sam went to the store.
9. 3. PARAGRAPH
A paragraph is a collection of
related sentences dealing with a
single topic.
The Basic Rule: Keep One Idea to
One Paragraph
The basic rule of thumb with
paragraphing is to keep one idea to
one paragraph. If you begin to
transition into a new idea, it belongs
in a new paragraph.
11. A. TOPIC SENTENCE
INTRODUCE THE MAIN IDEA IN THE
PARAGRAPH
IT DOES NOT GIVE TOO MANY DETAILS TO
THE READER
ONLY AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PARAGRAPH
WILL BE OUT
12. B. SUPPORTING SENTENCE
IN A FEW SENTENCE, GIVE DETAIL AND
SUPPORT THE MAIN IDEA OF THE
PARAGRAPH
YOU SHOULD GIVE THE FACT, DETAIL AND
EXAMPLE
THIS WILL HELP THE READER
UNDERSTAND YOUR TOPIC BETTER
14. TIPS FOR WRITING
PARAGRAPH
1. ALWAYS PROOF READ WHAT YOU WRITE
2. DONT BE AFRAID TO EDIT OR CHANGE
SOMETHING IN YOUR WRITING
3. REMEMBER THAT A PARAGRAPH MUST
BE COHERENT
4. DONT BE AFRAID TO USE TRANSITIONAL
PHRASES
5. STAY ON ONE IDEA
15. EXAMPLE OF PARAGRAPH
My hometown is famous for several amazing
natural features. First, it noted for the weathon
river, which is very wide and beautiful. Also, on
the other side of the town is wheaton hill, which
is unusual because it is very steep. The third
amazing features is the Big Old Tree. This tree
stand two hundred feet tall and is probably
about six hundred years old. These three
landmarks are trully amazing and make my
hometown a famous place.
16. That is the end of my presentation.
Thank you for your attention
nice to have been
with you today,
Good Luck
And see you again
