Welcome to the wonderful world of paragraph writing. Why is it important for you to have good paragraph writing skills? Let me tell you my philosophy. Your essay is only as strong as your body paragraphs. If you can write a good potty paragraph, the rest of it seems to fall in place. The goal of this video is to help you figure out how to write a good paragraph. We're going to do this through the exploration of a very sensitive topic. We're going to delve into a question that people have pondered for century upon century. It is one that people will never agree upon the answer. That question is, which is better, ninjas or pirates? Okay, you might be asking what exactly do ninjas and pirates have to do with writing paragraphs? Well, I needed an example topic to work with, and I figured that you guys would get more excited about ninjas and pirates than you would about cats and dogs. So I'm going to show you how I would write a paragraph from start to finish about which is better. Are you ready for some fun? The first thing we need to do is some brainstorming. I know. I can hear the collective grown out there. Can't I just write it? I already know what I'm going to write about. The answer is allowed resounding no, especially if you want to get better at writing. Yes, your brains are brilliant, but it will save you a ton of editing and revising if you organize before you even start writing your draft. Let's go. Okay, so when I have a prompt, I have to figure out what is better, ninjas or pirates. Okay, and what I've done is I've created a t-shirt on this side, it's ninjas and on this side, it's pirates. I've already typed these things because I keep on messing up, so I'm going to try a different way to do it. The first thing I'm going to think about ninjas. So one of the things that I think about when I think about ninjas is the fact that they wear all black. Okay, and they all look exactly the same because they have to wear the same kind of clothes. They're silenced. I don't do silenced very well. Let's see, they are invisible. That is one of the benefits of being silenced is it is really hard to see them. They have an overlord that tells them what to do. They don't just run around free, they have people who boss them around a lot. They mostly use hand-to-hand combat. They meditate a lot. This goes back to them being silenced. They don't talk. If you can tell, I'm kind of stuck on them not being able to talk thing. I don't think I could do that for very long. Music. I love music. And you guys know that. And when I think of Ninja Music, it really isn't that exciting. It doesn't make me super happy. And I love to be happy. Finally, they have to follow someone else's code of honor. They don't get to do whatever they want. They usually have the overlord that tells someone to do. So these are my things about ninjas. Let's look at pirates. First thing about pirates, they can wear any color they want, even colors that clash. That means colors that don't match. And a lot of people don't like that. They are never silent unless they want to be. That's pretty much get to do whatever they want with that they can talk. But if they want to be mad that day, they can totally be mad that day. Not talk to anybody at all. They all look totally different from each other. You see a pirate. You can pretty much be guaranteed that the next pirate isn't going to look like him or her. They don't have a boss unless you count, you guessed it, treasure. That is one thing that's bad about them. They all was obsessed over the treasure. Music, musically pirate music is fun and full of energy and it makes me want to dance. They don't have to look like anyone else because they are individuals. It's encouraged. And they're individuals in the way they talk, the way they dress, and whatever else that they want to be individuals with. And finally, I keep on messing this up. They can use any type of weapon and they have their own code of honor. So if I look at this and I look at my prompt which is better ninjas or pirates and I look at what I have written down, I have a lot more positives for pirates. So it's just logical that I should write my essay about pirates. This is the first video in a series about writing paragraphs. If you'd like more information or would like to subscribe to the videos, please contact me using the form provided. Have a fabulous day.