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Paragraph vs. Essay What makes a paragraph? SENTENCES! Topic Sentence – introduces topic Detail Sentences – develop topic (3) Concluding Sentence – Restates topic sentence A paragraph = group of sentences! What makes a paragraph? Example: Topic = Fiction stories teach a lesson. Fiction stories contain a problem which is solved for the purpose of teaching the reader a moral or lesson. The lesson that Norton Juster teaches in The Phantom Tollbooth according to the character, Rhyme, is “It’s not just learning that is important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things that matters.” Milo used this lesson to think his way out of the Doldrums and save the princesses. I can use this lesson to solve my problem with writing. If I apply what I know about writing, it will make writing easier, and I will get better at it. As a better writer, I will have more success in school and in life. Lessons learned by reading fiction can help readers in their everyday lives. What makes an essay? PARAGRAPHS! Introduction– introduces topic Body – develops topic of essay (3) Conclusion – restates introduction/summarizes An essay = group of paragraphs! What makes an essay? Example: Topic = Fiction stories teach a lesson. Fiction stories contain a problem which is solved for the purpose of teaching the reader a moral or lesson. The lesson that Norton Juster teaches in The Phantom Tollbooth according to the character, Rhyme, is “It’s not just learning that is important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things that matters.” This lesson applies to both the story characters and to the reader. The lesson about learning applied mostly to the main character, Milo. It was by using what he had already learned in life to think his way out of the Doldrums. As the story progressed, Milo learned that the purpose of learning is to solve problems. He used th