HMCS Vancouver Pre-Deployment Brief - May 2024 (Web Version).pptx
9 patterns of paragraph development .ppt
1. Typical Topic Sentences
• General Alfredo Stroessner took control of Paraguay and turned the country into a haven for
international outlaws.
• In the eighties and nineties, rock star Madonna had a profound effect on the image of
women in pop music.
• Artist Andy Warhol’s paintings revolutionized modern art.
• Three factors contributed to the decline in union membership between 1950 and 1990.
2. Taking Notes
Cycles of causes and effects pattern should be included in your notes:
1. The general cause and
effect relationship
described by the topic
sentence
2. The specific causes and/or
effects mentioned in the
paragraph
3. Pattern 5: Classification
• Explains how some larger group can be broken down or divided into
smaller subgroups or categories.
• Then, each category is described in specific detail.
4. Typical Topic Sentences
• Scientific experiments fall into four different categories.
• Best sellers can be divided into three types.
• Researchers in interpersonal communication have come up with four kinds of conversations.
• Thre are primarily four different types of computer crime.
• Most of the major speech defects are found within five main categories.