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Sunday, March 19, 2023

How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step: An Outstanding Writing Guide


 There are many writing books out there.  How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step is one of the most useful.  It is the companion volume to How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step 


It is a slim 90 page book that is extremely well organized.   It breaks a paragraph down into “Topic Sentences,” “Relevant Details,” and then summarizes as “Writing Complete Paragraphs.”


What makes the book so extremely useful is the way it details each part of a paragraph and not only gives examples, it gives exercises in how to improve every aspect of a paragraph, down to individual words.


These exercises are remarkably clear and include graphic organizers and a variety of examples.  For example, under the topic of “Upgrading Your Topic Sentence,” it gives “Five quick ways to add interest.”  It gives examples and has exercises.  There are many other specific points, including transition words, how to replace weak words, adding rhetorical questions, and transition words.  There are several pages about writing effective closing sentences.


All in all, How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step is an outstanding writing book. It could benefit native speaker writers, but is simple and clear enough for even a beginning English learner.


You can order this book from The BLS Education Library' Bookstore via our Affiliation with Better World Books with free shipping worldwide.  Please click on this link https://blseducation.com/bls-education-library and you will find the ordering link.  You can also email us with any questions you may have at blseducationlibrary@gmail.com.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step : A very helpful book for students, teachers, and parents

 


Most English non-fiction writing is a form of expository writing.   Though there have been some criticisms of this point of view, the five paragraph essay is the basis for nearly all English expository writing.   It is also the form of most writing tests.  


When I was a high school student, I had a Composition teacher who really emphasized outlining your point into the 5 paragraph essay form.  She made it an automatic process for me and it has served me my entire life.  


How to Write a 5-Paragraph Essay Step-by-Step is the best book I have found for instilling that “automatic process” of organizing your essay idea into the 5 paragraph essay form.  It is a simple, straightforward, 100 page guide that uses templates to teach how to organize and outline your essay.    Templates work well for both 1st and 2nd language English students.  I use this book to teach expository writing or prepare students for writing tests.  I teach EFL and find that it works very well for my online students.  


A criticism of the book is that it does not include example essays or answers, but this also contributes to its small size and price.   


You can order this book from The BLS Education Library' Bookstore via our Affiliation with Better World Books with free shipping worldwide.  Please click on this link https://blseducation.com/bls-education-library  and you will find the ordering link.  You can also email us with any questions you may have at blseducationlibrary@gmail.com.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES & INSTRUCTION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES & INSTRUCTION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES & INSTRUCTION

How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step: An Outstanding Writing Guide

  There are many writing books out there.   How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step is one of the most useful.   It is the companion ...