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Writing: one clear idea per paragraph

High school · intermediate · Worked example and 4 exercises with solutions, at your pace.

Need a foundation?English tenses: meaning before triggersReading comprehension: overview to evidence
UnderstandSee an exampleGuided exercise3 progressive challenges

The principle, simply

Identify audience, format and purpose before drafting. Choose ideas you can express accurately. A paragraph develops a claim, example and explanation. Connectors indicate real relations: contrast, cause, consequence or addition. Review content, organisation and then language separately.

THE PICTURE TO REMEMBERWriting: one clear idea per paragraph
  1. 01Audience and purpose
  2. 02Claim
  3. 03Explained example
  4. 04Three-pass review

WORKED EXAMPLE

From principle to reasoning

State a position, justify it, illustrate it and examine a limit. “However” introduces contrast rather than serving as a universal transition.

Solve a problem in this subject

  1. Understand the task

    Identify audience, purpose and register. Read for overall meaning before finding evidence for each comprehension answer.

  2. Prepare simple ideas

    Use keywords and an outline. A clear sentence you control is better than a complex construction you do not understand.

  3. Produce and check

    Check tense, agreement, pronouns and connectors. Infer unfamiliar words from context, then verify in a reliable dictionary.

  4. Recall and reuse

    Close notes and paraphrase aloud. Turn corrections into question-answer cards and use expressions in new sentences.

YOUR TURN

01 · Try before checking

How do because and therefore differ?

One hint

One introduces cause, the other consequence.

Reveal and understand the solution

“I revised because I had a test” states a cause. “I had a test; therefore, I revised” states its consequence. Check each construction.

Compare method, conditions and answer; identify the exact part to revisit.

IMPROVE THROUGH PRACTICE

Three additional challenges with solutions

Start with the first challenge. Write your method before opening a hint; use the solution to find the first step that needs work.

Reflect after practising
02 · Recognise and understandLink to this exercise

Make “Social media is bad” more precise for an argument paragraph.

A hint to get started

Specify usage, effect and conditions.

Step-by-step solution
  1. Possible claim: Excessive social media use can interrupt focused study.
  2. Add a reason, such as frequent notifications.
  3. A specific claim supports evidence and qualification rather than a total judgement.

Which step did you miss? Retry without help, then explain why the method works.

03 · Apply the methodLink to this exercise

Connect “Public transport reduces traffic” and “It needs investment” with concession.

A hint to get started

A concession preserves the first idea.

Step-by-step solution
  1. Public transport can reduce traffic; however, it requires investment.
  2. Both points remain compatible.
  3. Choose the connector for the logical relation, not decoration.

Which step did you miss? Retry without help, then explain why the method works.

04 · Go furtherLink to this exercise

Plan a response to “Should homework be limited?” with an objection.

A hint to get started

Define limited and distinguish quantity from usefulness.

Step-by-step solution
  1. Claim: excessive volume can reduce recovery time.
  2. Objection: targeted practice consolidates learning.
  3. Response: limit volume while retaining useful, suitable tasks.

Which step did you miss? Retry without help, then explain why the method works.

The trap to avoid

Accurate structured sentences are more useful than unfamiliar complex vocabulary.

Without notes, can you…

  • Explain the principle in your own words?
  • Rebuild the diagram and its connections?
  • Solve the exercise and justify the method?

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