... third, inaddition, and most importantly. Main Idea By the way, what is the main idea of the two para-graphs above? Do you see a topic sentence? Write the main idea of the paragraphs in this space.You ... until at last, you reach the president.Likewise, in writing, ideas may be arranged in order of importance. In this pattern, which idea comes first?Not the one that happened first, but the one ... writer’s idea builds and builds, getsbigger and bigger, more and more important. By start-ing with the least important point, writers can alsocreate suspense—the reader is waiting for that final idea. ...