Unit 2: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Style: The Three-Part Paragraph
Writing Style Checklist yes no
  1. Does your topic sentence introduce the subject and your ideas or opinions about the subject?
   
  1. Do all of the sentences in the paragraph relate to, describe, or exemplify the controlling idea in your topic sentence?
   
  1. Does the concluding sentence summarize the paragraph, offer a solution to the problem, restate the topic sentence, or offer an opinion?
   
  1. Did you use transition words to help the reader follow the progression of examples, details, and ideas?
   
  1. Did you follow any transition words or phrases with a comma?