How do I Develop my paragraphs?
The Paragraph Machine
One of the most difficult writing features to build on (and to teach!) is paragraph development.
The question to ask yourself is this: How do I provide enough detail and logical transitioning for my reader to see the full depth of what I want to say?
The answer is that you need to focus on clarifying, strengthening, and animating your main idea in order to bring it to life.
But that is easier said than done.
I have developed the following writing prompt to help with exactly that. In this text-entry form I guide you sentence by sentence on how to flesh out your topic.
Instructions
Write one sentence in each of the text boxes below. Model your sentence on the suggested format of each box.
Press the “Generate Paragraph” botton once you’ve filled in the sentence blanks.
You can then copy and paste the resulting paragraph into your essay.
Text Input
Transitions (showing relationships)
Above all, After all, Again, All in all, Also, Alternatively, Although, Aside from, At first, Because, Briefly, By and large, By the same token, By the way, Comparatively, Especially, Excluding, Finally, First of all, For example, For instance, Generally, Hence, However, In addition, In any case, In any event, In brief, In conclusion, In essence, In other words, In particular, In short, In some cases . . . , In the final analysis, In the long run, In the meantime, Including, Likewise, Meanwhile, Moreover, Namely, Nevertheless, On the other hand, One way, Ordinarily, Other than, Particularly, Regardless, Similarly, Simultaneously, Subsequently, That is to say, Therefore, To summarize, Whereas, While
Sample
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