A main weakness in writing five part paragraphs just so happens to be the overlook of simple mistakes. There are many typos and errors that can make no sense at all thanks to spell check. A misspelling can easily turn into an unfitting word or phrase. I believe that an easy solution to this problem would be to read over your paper multiple times aloud to yourself before presenting your work. When saying what is written out loud, your brain doesn't skip over the tiny mistakes, giving you a higher chance in correcting them. Another common error when typing a five part paragraph seems to be embedding quotes. Sometimes it seems easier to write out a sentence explaining the quote, but it is highly necessary to introduce the narrator properly first. The topic sentence is a very important part of the five part paragraph, and therefore should be thought upon and worked with carefully also. In order to write a successful topic sentence you must do a few things. For one, you must introduce all that you are going to talk about and explain, throughout the rest of the paragraph. This means that if you are to introduce multiple things then you must in some way include or make them relate clearly to the topic sentence. Also, if you are writing an essay on a book, then you need to include the title and the author of that book. Concrete Details should be accurate and sourced correctly. They should also be very strong and supportive to the topic sentence without repeating yourself. All of this though is practically useless if you don't include your own insight to the argument. Commentary is proving this is your own work and not the author's of the book you read. This is the telling of what you believe. Plot summary is Absolutely Forbidden.
Even knowing all of this, I did far from perfect in my own paragraph. I believe (though I haven't seen my grade yet) that my topic sentence needs more work. I needed to include more of what was written in my paragraph to give the audience a better insight to what was coming and what I was about to prove. I did though, have the title and author. Another thing I must learn and improve upon is writing smoother. To achieve this I think I should take more time to plan out my writing assignments and think them through carefully before I begin typing. And when finished, I should read carefully through my work to make sure everything makes sense. Another possible solution would be to have a family member read through it and tell me the pieces that need more clarification. With these simple steps it should be easy for me to improve upon my writing skills when writing a Five Part Paragragh.
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