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Two important points of paragraph writing are topic sentences (トピックの文書) and comparison and contrast (比較対照).
Topic sentences (トピックの文書)
Topic sentences usually come at the beginning, or close to the beginning, of a paragraph. They clearly and strongly give us a hint about the topic of a paragraph.
例えば：
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school.
Good topic sentences not only give hints about the paragraph topic, but also make the person reading them want to read more:
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school. (…)
Comparison and contrast (比較対照)
As you go along in your paragraph, you can compare and contrast (比較対照) things to make more interest:
例えば：
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school.
そしたら・・・
In high school, I went to school with kids I grew up with from my elementary school days. In my university, however, I go to classes with all different kinds of people, and even some from other countries.
それで：
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school. In high school, I went to school with kids I grew up with from my elementary school days. In my university, however, I go to classes with all different kinds of people, and even some from other countries.
Topic sentences (トピックの文書)
Topic sentences usually come at the beginning, or close to the beginning, of a paragraph. They clearly and strongly give us a hint about the topic of a paragraph.
例えば：
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school.
Good topic sentences not only give hints about the paragraph topic, but also make the person reading them want to read more:
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school. (…)
Comparison and contrast (比較対照)
As you go along in your paragraph, you can compare and contrast (比較対照) things to make more interest:
例えば：
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school.
そしたら・・・
In high school, I went to school with kids I grew up with from my elementary school days. In my university, however, I go to classes with all different kinds of people, and even some from other countries.
それで：
University is a whole new world for me, and I will tell you how. My life at my university is good and I have made many friends here. The classes are hard, but so far I enjoy this school. But it is more than just about studying. It is a life unlike the one I had in high school. In high school, I went to school with kids I grew up with from my elementary school days. In my university, however, I go to classes with all different kinds of people, and even some from other countries.
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