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Introduction

These videos are all about the paragraph. View the videos and complete the activities to improve your paragraph writing skills. You can download Writing Effective Paragraphs for more detailed information.

Important! Before you start to view the videos, download an example essay so that you can follow along.

Begin the videos, or choose the video you would like to watch.

  • Part 1: What is a paragraph?
  • Part 2: Develop with unity in mind
  • Part 3: Ways to develop a paragraph
  • Part 4: Make it coherent
  • Part 5: Make it yours
  • Credits

Updated October 18, 2022 by Student Journey Squad (sjs@athabascau.ca)

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