Modern Languages EAN

1. TYPES OF PARAGRAPH
JUAN DIEGO HERNÁNDEZ P
GIOVANNA MAYORGA MONROY
ALLISON PINZON
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2. WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH
 Basically a paragraph is one or more sentences defining a main
idea. Most of the times paragraphs maintain an effective order
to communicate well. Beginning with a first topic, a main idea,
continue with some support sentences and with a consistent
flow.

3. PARAGRAPH HAMBURGUER
UBICATION LOGICAL
STRUCTURE
CONTENT

4. UBICATION
Introduction CLOSURE
 Introducing the
paragraph
 Present the main
idea
 Create an interest
and a climate
TRANSITION
 Little summary of
the text
 Give a final
message
 Conclusion of the
ideas
 Change the topic
 Continue with
others ideas
 Make easier the
comprehension

5. TYPE OF PARAGRAPH BY CONTENT
 Descriptive
 Chronological
 Argumentative
 Expository
 Narrative
 Enumerative
 Explicative
 Conceptual

6. DESCRIPTIVE
To Describe:
 People
 Animals
 Objects
 Places
 Ideas
 Situations
NARRATIVE
To express:
 Events or actions, real or imaginary
in a period of time, with a coherence
sequence.

7. CHRONOLOGICAL
 Temporal order of a situation or
event
Ex: “Through the ages, Pennsylvania
has seen many interesting events. The
state was founded in 1681 by William
Penn. Later, Pennsylvania was the site
of important Revolutionary War battle.
After that. Pennsylvania was home to
new factor during the Industrial
Revolution. Today Pennsylvania
continues make history”.
ENUMERATIVE
1) The enumerative paragraph must
begin with a organized sentence to
indicate the order of the text,
talking about the same object, idea
or event.

8. ARGUMENTATIVE
 To persuade or influence someone
else
 Defend or attack an a idea
 Reasons or situations
EXPLICATIVE
 An explanation paragraph is to
explain detailed and specific why or
how something happens

9. EXPOSITORY
 The principal intention of the
expository paragraph is to inform
about a topic already develop
CONCEPTUAL OR
DEFINITION
 The main idea in this paragraph is to
define a specific topic to help de
lector to understand different
definitions on the text.

10. LOGICAL STRUCTURE
• Comparative
• Cause-Effect
• Deductive
• Inductive
• Problems resolution
• Process
• Conclusion

11. COMPARATIVE
 Presents difference or similarities between two or more objects, ideas or
events

12. CAUSE - EFFECT
 It presents a fact and those which caused it or maybe the future
consequence

13. DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE
 The main idea is at the beginning
 Most of the times has a
generalizations of the situation
 Ends with specific situations
 The main idea is at the end
 It begins with specific situations
 Ends with a conclusion and the main
idea

14. PROBLEMS RESOLUTIONS
 The problems resolutions paragraphs are divided in two parts:
1. Presents the problem and explain it
2. Give or create a solution of it