Refor to this checklist as you write a basic paragraph.

$1$ Nawem the topic to fit your atudience and purpose.

$2.$ Write a topic sentence that has a clear controlling idea and is a complete sonence, If you have trouble, freewrite or brainstorm first; then narrow the iopic and write the topic sentence.

$3$ Fow mite or brainstorm, generating facts, details, and examples to develop yo$$r tugic sentence.

$4.$ Sevel and drop ideas for the body of the paragraph.

$5.$ Arrange ideas in a plan or an outline, deciding which ideas will come first, which will come second, and so forth.

$6.$ Write the best first draft you can.

$7.$ Conclude. Don't just leave the paragraph hanging.

$8.$ Revise as necessary, checking your paragraph for support and unity.

$9.$ Proofread for grammar and spelling errors.