Within paragraphs
| CLEARLY FOCUSSED
PARAGRAPHS The paragraph has a clear focus (as outlined in the first or topic sentence), Botany Bay and its advantages. The rest of the sentences in the paragraph elaborate upon and offer evidence for this topic statement in a logical manner. NOTE: IT is referring to Botany Bay. |
According to the reports of Captain James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks, Botany Bay offered many advantages. These included a coastal area with a sheltered port, friendly natives, a pleasant climate, fertile soil, food sources including wild fruits, vegetables, birds and fish, and an environment in which the convicts could be self sufficient in a year. It was also attractive due to its great distance from Britain and the fact that the convicts would have no means of escape. In addition, it offered two significant advantages: it was a strategic stronghold in the East and it promised to be an important naval store of flax, hemp and timber. |
We saw earlier that Logical Structure is also helped by focussed paragraphs.
More information on clear Topic Sentences is available.
More information on using pronouns like 'IT' to refer to subject words
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