Language
Learning Center
Seminar for Multilingual Speakers
and Writers
Matthew David Collins Pizzorno
Adjunct Faculty
Palomar College and ALCI: CSU San Marcos
Academic
Paragraphs: The
form
Upon finishing this workshop, you will be able to:
• Understand the basic organization of an
Academic Paragraph.
• Understand how a Topic Sentence gives
directions to your Paragraph.
• How does this picture relate to an
Academic Paragraph??????
What is the form of an academic
paragraph?
 Topic
Sentence
 Supporting
Sentences
 Concluding
Sentence
Topic sentence
Main Idea
Controlling idea
Learning Computer skills is an important goal of mine for 3 reasons.
Let’s Practice These
concepts…
Best writing Website of all
time….
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Contact Me:
Mpizzorn@csusm.com
Ideas
for future
Seminars?????????????
Sign
in Sheet
Questionnaire