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Writing Effective Paragraphs Guide

This document provides guidance on writing good paragraphs using a traffic light analogy. It advises the writer to stop and identify the topic sentence and main idea before writing. Then to slow down and provide one or two details to explain the topic sentence. Finally, to go and write a closing sentence and move on to the next paragraph. It includes examples of topic sentences, details, and closing sentences for paragraphs about reducing waste and recycling.

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Writing Effective Paragraphs Guide

This document provides guidance on writing good paragraphs using a traffic light analogy. It advises the writer to stop and identify the topic sentence and main idea before writing. Then to slow down and provide one or two details to explain the topic sentence. Finally, to go and write a closing sentence and move on to the next paragraph. It includes examples of topic sentences, details, and closing sentences for paragraphs about reducing waste and recycling.

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How to write

a good paragraph?
This traffic light
will help us to
write a good
paragraph
Stop and think
 What is the topic
sentence for this
paragraph?
 What is the main idea?
Slow down and give
details
 Give one or two details
to explain your topic
sentence
Go
 Write a closing
sentence at the end
and you can go to the
next paragraph
 You can use examples
here
Example 1 Topic Sentence

We throw away different kinds of


waste everyday. For example, we
throw away paper, cards, glass
bottles, metals and plastic. Another
example of waste is kitchen waste.
It includes vegetable peelings and
food leftovers. We should stop
producing so much waste everyday.
Closing Sentence
Example 2 Topic Sentence

There are many ways we can reduce


waste. For example, we can reduce
waste by using less packaging. We
can also reduce waste by recycling.
So the three R’s “Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle” can help us reduce waste.

Closing Sentence
Suggested Paragraph
We can recycle waste to save our
environment. For example, we can
swap the old books with friends so
everyone can have ‘new’ books to
read. Or we can give out the old
clothes to the poor. These are some
examples of recycling.
Suggested Paragraph
We can also reuse waste to save our
environment. For example, we can
use a shoebox to store toys or pens.
Or we can also turn the coca cola
glass bottle into a vase. In this way,
we can turn the waste into useful
things again.
Suggested paragraph
We can save our environment by using
less paper. For example, we can write
on both sides of the paper. We can also
use e-mail instead of sending letters.
So it is easy to save paper.

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