Colaborative work

1. PARAGRAPHS
Group members:
Lizbeth Sarit Ayala
Claudia Liliana Ardila
Jenny Alexandra Léon

2. What is a paragraph?
Is a group of sentences
that fleshes out a single
idea, it must begin with a
topic sentence, have
sentences that support the
main idea of that
paragraph, and maintain a
consistent flow.

3. Types of paragraphs
• According to its location
• According to its content
• According to its logical structure

4. According to its location
OPENING PARAGRAPHS:
Is the paragraph that introduces the
text, its function is fundamental
because the author raises the
problem, the thesis and draws the
attention of the readers.

5. According to its location
TRANSITION PARAGRAPH:
It serves to give a change in the
theme, for the continuation of
the text or to move from one part
to another

6. According to its location
CLOSING PARAGRAPH:
Serve as a conclution. They should
state the author’s point of view,
can offer conclusions, suggestions
or motives the reader to join the
ideas defended by the author

7. According to its content
ARGUMENTATIVE PARAGRAPHS:
Attemp to persuade the reader,
these paragraphs can be
presented with arguments for or
against an opinión.

8. According to its content
• Like says its own definition,
this kind of paragrafh gives
the notion or concept about
something, like a
dictionary´s definition.
Its ideas follow a hierarchy
and are related.
CONCEPTUAL PARAGRAPH

9. According to its content
• Express an event in
chronological order, that is
to say, follows the sequence
according to dates.
CHRONOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH

10. According to its content
ENUMERATION PARAGRAPH
This kind of paragraph presents
the information or elements in
a numered and hierarchic way
and uses an ordering phrase.

11. According to its content
DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
It can describes a situation,
object, person or idea always
keeping a logical order from
the general to the particular,
this kind of paragraph is
specific and includes the
senses trying to give to the
spectator the more accurate
information .

12. According to its content
EXPLANATORY PARAGRAPH
That one that is edited in such
way that it makes the reader
can undertsand the main idea
easily. Develop the topic
thoroughly.

13. According to its content
EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH
Gives to the reader some
information in organized way,
its purpose is to reveal some
information or event whitout
treat to persuade to the reader.

14. According to its content
NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH
This kind of paragraph narrates the
history or situation of successive
way usually in chronologicall order.

15. According to its logic
COMPARATIVE PARAGRAPH
As the name indicate, it just consist
in express the similarities and
differences

16. According to its logic
CAUSE AND EFFECT PARAGRAPH
This kind of paragraph first present a fact,
after that present the reasons why was
produced and its consequences

17. According to its logic
PROPOSAL AND PROBLEM
RESOLUTION PARAGRAPH
This kind of paragraph have two parts
*first: we explain the problem here in detail
*second: here we show the solution, also in
detail

18. According to its logic
SEQUENCE PARAGRAPH
Here we have to describe an event or a
process in a specific order

19. According to its logic
DEDUCTIVE PARAGRAPH
Usually this paragraph start with a
generalization then tend to be more
specific, it's ideal to use when the
main idea is at the beginning

20. According to its logic
INDUCTIVE PARAGRAPH
Usually this paragraph start with a
secondary ideas then tend to be more
general, it's ideal to use it when the
main idea is at the end

21. According to its logic
ENDING OR CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH
It's easy to detect this paragraph, usually start
with words like this: in conclusion, we can
conclude that, in summary, etc. It's used to
close themes and sections.

22. THANKS!!!