HOW TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH

• First pick a topic.
• Next, do some research on your topic so that you have plenty of information.
• Write your information into complete sentences.
• Write a topic sentence and a conclusion
• Put it all together for a final paragraph.

MICHAEL JORDAN

RESEARCH

• Michael Jeffrey Jordan
• Born February 17, 1963
• One of the best NBA basketball players of all time
• Tried out for high school team in 10th grade but was told he was too short
• Worked hard to make the team the next year

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• Played college ball at UNC 1981-84
• 1984: ACC and National Player of the year
• Played for the Chicago Bulls
• 1993 averaged more than 32 points per game
• Teamed with Nike for clothing and shoes

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• Played basketball for the US olympic team
• Played professional for 15 years
• 6 time NBA championship
• Talent helped draw attention to professional ball
• Officially retired 2003

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Once you get a topic sentence that introduces your paragraph, you can use that sentence to come up with a conclusion sentence to
wrap it all up.

NOW HELP ME WRITE SOME DETAIL SENTENCES.

Now help me to arrange my detail sentences into a correct order.

When you go back to rewrite your sentences into paragraph form, think...hamburger!

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REMEMBER

• Indent the first sentence.
• Do not start a new line until you are out of space.
• New sentence doesn't mean new line.
• START EACH SENTENCE WITH A CAPITAL.
• END EACH SENTENCE WITH CORRECT PUNCTUATION.