Trabajo colaborativo: Grupo de trabajo: Laura Nicole Marín Domínguez – David Cárdenas Ricaurte – Diego Armando Arias y Lindy Catherine Ojeda Gutiérrez.

1. TYPES OF
PARAGRAPH
A paragraph may be defined as a group of sentences relating to a single topic. There are several different
types of paragraphs. Here is an overview.

2. PARAGRAPHS MAY BE CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR MAIN CATEGORIES

3. NARRATIVES PARAGRAPH
Narratives.- This type is commonly used
in literary genres such as novels,
journalistic texts, chronicles, history, story
and others. They describe the facts,
situations and descriptions of characters,
usually chronologically through the voice
of a narrator. They are often interspersed
with other types of paragraphs such as
clear paragraphs or dialogues.

4. DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
EXAMPLES OF A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH:
Standing on his hind legs, this rare andalucian stallion is fearless. His
ears are turned back while his noble looking head is held high. His all
black coat glistens in the late afternoon sun. His face displays a strong
confidence with his nostrils flared, his veins bulging from his cheek
bones, and his fiery black eyes burning holes into the souls of those who
stare into them. His neck muscles are tensed and thickened with
adrenalin. His black main is thrown into the wind like a flag rippling in
the winds of a tornado. His muscular front legs are brought up to his
chest displaying his flashing gray hooves that could crush a man's scull
with one blow. His backbone and underbelly are held almost straight up
and his hind quarters are tensed. His back legs are spread apart for
balance. His back hooves are pressed into the earth; therefore, his hooves
cause deep gouges from the weight of his body on the soil. His black tail
is held straight down and every once in a while a burst of wind catches it
and then it floats down back into place like an elegant piece of silk falling
from the sky. His bravery and strength are what made his breed prized as
a warhorse.
~© Jamell Wilson, 2005~
Descriptive.- In them are
written by a logical and
consistent criteria,
descriptions, which can be
objects, events or people.

5. EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH
• EXAMPLES OF A EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH
If I had listened to my teachers who encouraged me stay
in college, I would be in a much better financial position
today. Instead, when I was nineteen,
I dropped out of college and drifted from one job to
another. At first, It felt good to have money while friends
of mine who remained in college were always broke, but
soon I realized my mistake. Friends of mine who
graduated with degrees in business and science were
suddenly making three or four times what I was making
as a manager of a shoe store. In addition, I began to feel
as though my education was incomplete. Something was
missing from my life. Gradually, the consequences of my
short-term thinking became evident; therefore, At the age
of twenty-five, I returned to college to pursue a degree in
business administration.
• An expository text is that objectively facts, ideas and
concepts. Its purpose is to inform about a given topic,
so that the author never reflects their opinions,
thoughts or feelings. It is usually written in 3rd
person.
• Two types of expository texts can be distinguished:
• On the one hand, the informative reporting of topics
of general interest to a public non-specialist, without
prior knowledge. They belong to this type of texts:
conferences, textbooks, newspaper articles, tests,
reviews, etc.
• On the other hand, the specialized that not only
inform but seek to make understand scientific aspects,
by requiring a receiver more specialized, with a
greater degree of knowledge of the subject.
Therefore, present a more complex syntactic and
lexical. They belong to this legal, humanistic,
scientific texts, etc.

6. PERSUASIVE PARAGRAPH
. EXAMPLES OF A DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH:
Immigration contributes to the overall health of the American economy. Despite recent concerns
expressed about illegal and some legal immigration to the United States, this country has largely
benefited from the skills, talents, and ambition that immigrants bring with them. American businesses
gain from a good source of affordable labor, while towns and cities are revitalized by immigrant
families who strengthen communities through civic participation and the generation of new economic
activity. The United States must continue to welcome new arrivals and help those who are already here;
otherwise, the country will lose the advantages it has over other industrialized countries that compete
against us in the global marketplace and seek to recruit from a vast pool of unskilled and skilled global
workers.
Persuasive paragraph tells your opinion about something and tries to get the reader to agree with you.

7. A paragraph of definition
In a paragraph of definition you
define a person or an object. When
you define things use precise words
and expressions. Be objective,
scientific and dispassionate in
defining things
A paragraph of similarities
When you compare two things you
have to bring out the similarities
between them in a convincing manner.
Sometimes you will need to use a
simile or a metaphor
A paragraph of differences
When you contrast two things, the
differences have to be expressed in an
explicit manner. Use linking words like
but, whereas, on the other hand, on the
contrary etc.
Statement of facts and figures
There are paragraphs which do not belong
to any of the above categories and are
mainly concerned with giving facts and
figures in a clear and emphatic manner

8. Laura Nicole Marín Domínguez
David Cárdenas Ricaurte
Diego Armando Arias
Lindy Catherine Ojeda Gutiérrez.
TRABAJO COLABORATIVO