In Theme 2, you:

• thought about why, for whom, and how you might write, speak, or represent to communicate clearly

• reviewed what paragraphs are and looked at ways to begin writing paragraphs

• learned what elements paragraphs contain

• learned to develop strong opening sentences, logical supporting sentences, and powerful conclusions

• looked at ways to develop the body of paragraphs

• paid attention to strategies to improve your communications so they could be clearly understood

• thought about what was learned about paragraphs and used that knowledge to write effective letters

• looked at how you could use the basic paragraph structure to write a movie review, a newspaper article, and a speech