TRAFFIC LIGHT PARAGRAPHS
TOPIC SENTENCE
Tells the Main Idea of the paragraph.
All the details of the paragraph are described
in the topic sentence.
The topic sentence is used to summarise the
whole paragraph.
SUPPORTING SENTENCES
Gives details about the topic sentence.
Give examples about the topic sentence.
Be specific.
CLOSING SENTENCE
Ends the paragraph and retells the main
idea.
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