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Structure of a Paragraph Quiz
http://www.english-zone.com/writing/strctr-quiz.html
http://english-zone.com/writing/para-strctr.html
This basic site is designed to help students identify the correct paragraph structure.

Basic Paragraph Structure
http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/para.html
Students who need to review the basic structure of a paragraph, practice creating strong topic sentences, and formulate supporting sentences that relate directly to the topic sentence should find this site quite worthwhile.

Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/paragraphs.shtml
From Indiana University, this site offers instruction and useful examples on paragraph structure, topic sentences, coherence, and transitions.

The Paragraph
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_pgrph2.html
There are basic instructions for writing clear, concise, and logical paragraphs in this site. Students might appreciate the simple definitions for paragraphing terms: unity, coherence, and topic sentence. In addition, this page allows student to link to another page devoted to logical paragraph development.

Writing a Paragraph
http://www.paragraphpunch.com
This site takes users through the actual steps of writing a basic paragraph. They will develop an idea and write a topic sentence, body, and conclusion. The web site provides a list of questions to help guide students step-by-step through pre-writing, writing, organizing, editing, rewriting, and publishing.