Rules for Writers, Chapter 4

In this weeks readings from “Rules for Writers” chapter 4 has described how to create a topic sentence and build effective paragraphs that are coherent and flow easily from one to another. The most important part in the process is to realize what your main point is going to be in each paragraph. This will help you form a good, descriptive topic sentence. With your topic sentence you can work on creating strong supporting sentences to follow, which will build the body of your paragraph and develop your main point. After you have successfully completed your paragraph, you’ll want to start thinking about your next paragraph and how you are going to transition from one to the other. It is a good idea to link the first sentence of the new paragraph with the first sentence of the old paragraph. Using key words in both sentences is also helpful.
After reading this chapter a couple times over, I realize that I do not take enough time to really focus on each paragraph. I need to determine what ideas each paragraph to have and how they will translate into my next paragraph. This chapter also made me realize that having a topic sentence in every paragraph is important, and creates an introduction and focal point for the reader.