College Composition / Unit 14 CMP 0326 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What a Paragraph Does
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The idea
Paragraphs guide readers: each new paragraph signals a new idea, more development, or a new direction.
In practice
An effective paragraph has a main point, support for that point, a sensible order, and a length that is neither too short nor too long.
Where people slip
A page with no paragraph breaks, a wall of text, hides the structure of even a well-organized argument.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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