Paragraph Review

A title NEVER has a period at the end

Should NOT give any new information about the topic

A good title is NOT a complete sentence.

Should not be too specific or too general

Do not start each new sentence on a new line.

Is the first sentence in the paragraph

A good title also follows special capitalization rules.

End each sentence with correct punctuation

DO NOT capitalize a preposition or an article UNLESS it is the first word.

Indent the first line of each new paragraph about 1 inch from the margin.

Must be related to the topic sentence

A good title does not give you all the information

A good title is usually short. It is sometimes only one word.

Begin each sentence with a capital letter.

Often gives information that is similar to the information in the topic sentence

Must describe the information in all the sentences of the paragraph

        Should not include ideas that are unrelated or unconnected to the topic sentence

Can be a suggestion, opinion, or prediction

If a paragraph does not have a topic sentence, the reader may be confused because the ideas will not be organized.

One mistake that many writers make is writing sentences that are not related to the topic sentence.