The UVic Writer's Guide
Paragraph Order--An Introduction
As you develop paragraphs, you are collecting sentences that build
upon your initial statement. The arrangement of these sentences
is as important as the sentences themselves. A paragraph requires
a certain level of drama. Use structure to your advantage; a paragraph
which moves in a specific direction is more powerful than one
which wanders about aimlessly. Here are some examples of strategies
that can give your paragraphs greater coherence and greater effect:
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Copyright, The Department of English, University of Victoria,
1995
This page updated May 12, 1995