Teaching writing skills at any level, but particularly at an advanced level, necessarily implies focusing on the paragraph. Well-written paragraphs are, indeed, fundamental in good writing. In any piece of writing of a certain length, there will be a series of paragraphs, each new paragraph starting with a physical space that the writer creates by indenting or by skipping a line. By separating our writing into paragraphs, we are helping the reader understand that one thing is ending and something new is beginning; we are helping the reader understand the organisation and meaning of our piece of writing.
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