Hi, this is how to properly write a paragraph. Previously, we studied how to write a sentence. Remember that sentence structure video? It was pink! Okay, anyway. Now that you know how to write a sentence, it's good that you learn how to tie many sentences together in order to communicate an idea. There are many styles of idea communication. We call these writing styles. We'll start with paragraphs, so let's call these paragraph types. We have four types, descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive. Descriptive, describes something or someone. Five senses. Touch male, side sound taste. And of course, the birth date. This narrative, this type of paragraph tells the story. It's beginning, middle, end, expository. Explain something or give some instruction. Persuasive wants to convince someone. It should really pause the video here and take some notes. Oh wait, it's fine. Okay, moving on. Oh, before we do that, a note on that last slide. I did say that there are four types of different paragraphs, but eventually you'll come to notice that often people can write paragraphs that are a mix of two or more types. That happens. Right, back to where we were. Ready? Let's write a paragraph. First, let's plan a paragraph. Yeah, plan. You need to think about what you want to write, also called a prompt. Whether you need to do any research and the order in which you will present the information to your reader. The easiest path is to divide your paragraph into five sentences. The first one is your topic sentence. This is your main idea. It can be an opinion or a fact. It only depends on your prompt. More experienced writers can sometimes include a hook, but we'll get there someday. Let's move on to our next three sentences, where we'll include the details, also parting ideas for our topic sentence. They give more information, arguments, or proof that your opinion is correct. Then, the final sentence, also called closing sentence. It's used to communicate the idea in the topic sentence in a different way. Okay, that was long. I think it's better if I show you an example. Again, feel free to pause the video whenever you need to take notes. We're going to divide our paragraph into ideas. This example's prompt is explain why you enjoy physical education class. So we'll begin with our topic sentence. PE is an active and enjoyable class. Troll, Easy, and a personal opinion. Now, we'll complement this opinion with three sets of ideas. Team sports, playing games, and exercising daily. Finally, we'll write a closing sentence that includes the topic sentence and some of the ideas, like a conclusion. Here's the finished product. Now, you give it a try. Use any prompt. Use this video guide for your assessment prompt. Yes, don't stop practicing. Remember, plan your sentences ahead, follow your prompt, and never forget that you are learning. Wow, this was a really long video wasn't it. This is the second video study guide in what will be a series of three writing guides. First, I told you how to write individual sentences. This video just now covered how to write entire paragraphs. Next time, I'll tell you how to write essays. Yes, like a report. It is only difficult at the beginning. It gets easier, I promise. Just remember, be generous and patient with yourself. Find a fun in learning this new skill. And take care, alright? See you on me.