Writing: Helpful Hints

1. Start paragraph with topic sentence that tells what the paragraph will do.
2. In the paragraph, start each sentence with "old" information.
3. Avoid "this, those, these."
4. In each sentence, define new words.  If a word has appeared before, but not for a while, include a brief reminder.
5. Join separate clauses with helpful linking words such as "but" and "therefore."
6. Conclude the sentence with the most important new thought.
7. Use important concluding thought of previous sentence to start the next sentence.