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4.1 Strengths and weaknesses of Paragraph A Activity 5.6 Timing: Suggested time allocation: about 10 minutes Read the sample paragraph again, and then answer the questions below.

On City Road, Colin the newsagent described how Tesco had damaged his business (The Open University, 2014a). On Mile End Road, it is possible to see how Asda has similarly affected local businesses.

1. Does this paragraph start with a topic sentence? Discussion No, and this is a weakness. The paragraph starts with an example but it doesn’t tell the reader what main point is being made in this paragraph.

2. Does the paragraph expand on the topic sentence with examples and evidence to illustrate the main point being made? Answer No, and this is a weakness. The paragraph contains two examples of the effects of supermarkets but we do not know what the main point is that these two examples are supposed to be illustrating.

3. Does it discuss just one main idea? Answer No, in the sense that we do not know what the main idea is. It is also worth noting that the paragraph is very short and this is often a clue that it doesn’t contain enough information.

4. Does it relate clearly to the assignment question? Answer No, and this is another weakness. It is left to the reader to try to make the links between the supermarket examples and inequalities, which is the main focus of this assignment question.

5. Are there any ‘signpost’ words that link this paragraph to either one that might come before it or one that might come after it? Answer

No. This is another weakness. Depending on where a particular paragraph comes in an essay, it should contain ‘signpost’ words either at the start to link to a previous paragraph, or at the end to take the reader forward to the next paragraph....