Unit 3: THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
Style: Paragraph Development—Supporting a Topic Sentence with Illustration and Conclusion
Writing Style Checklist yes no
  1. Does your paragraph include a topic sentence that expresses the main idea of that paragraph?
   
  1. Did you illustrate your ideas by providing clear and concise examples that convince the reader that your topic sentence is logical?
   
  1. Did you include appropriate statistics and relevant anecdotes that support the topic sentence?
   
  1. Does your paragraph end with a concluding sentence that reinforces the main idea of the paragraph?