Determine the overall objective of your paragraph whether you are making an argument, sharing a story, composing an essay or writing a letter. Decide on a topic sentence that lets the readers know exactly what will be addressed in your paper. Ask yourself leading questions and take notes before beginning the paper. Utilize any pre-writing strategies such as brainstorming, clustering, freewriting and making an outline.
Organize your paragraph by stating the main facts first then including supporting details. Begin with a topic sentence that is compelling enough to interest those who are reading it. An examples of a topic sentence would be, "In his studies of sociological theory, Karl Marx concentrated almost entirely on politics, society, economics." For a solid paragraph, include more than three supporting details. Include examples into your paragraph to lend illustration to your key points.
Pay attention to the grammar used in your paragraph. Read your paragraph aloud sentence by sentence to determine if it sounds proper. Proofreading can help minimize errors. Use the spell-checker in moderation, but do not totally rely on it. The spell check may help the writer spell a word correctly, but the word could unknowingly be used in an incorrect manner. Two words that are commonly used in error are "their" and "they're."
Choose adjectives that will accurately express the purpose of your written work. Use transition words such as next, finally, for example, additionally and others than can guide readers through your paper. Transition words can help open a paragraph, signal a beginning or ending, restate a point or even make a shift in the coherence of the paper.