What is a paragraph?
          A paragraph is a a group of sentences about one main idea called the topic. Here are some golden rules to
          develop the main idea adequately:

• Put only one main idea per paragraph
• Write a minimum of  three sentences per paragraph
• Consider layout

Layout. Rules for paragraph writing.

• Indent the first word of a new paragraph
• Begin each sentence with a capital letter.
• End each sentence with a period.
• Do not start each of the sentence on a new line

Example of a correctly written paragraph.

              My name is Donatella Barp. I was born in Feltre, 50 km from Belluno near the Alps. I moved to
Carpi in 1987and I have been living here since then. I have two little daughters, Sara is 4 years old and
Barbara is nearly two years old. I teach English at "Leonardo da Vinci" technical school and enjoy the experience.
In my spare time I like travelling, swimming, reading and cooking for friends. I am outgoing, reliable and hard-working.

Try yourself.

Go back to the brainstorming page and the personal data page and write a paragraph about yourself.