College Composition / Unit 14 CMP 0345 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Paragraphing for the Reader
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The idea
Paragraph breaks present ideas in chunks that readers can take in, and they show where one idea ends and the next begins.
In practice
Writers often adjust paragraphing during revision, adding breaks where the focus shifts and joining paragraphs that split one idea.
Where people slip
Paragraphing is part of meaning; moving a break can change which sentences readers group together.
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