The document discusses different types of paragraphs according to their location, content, and logical structure. There are opening, transition, and closing paragraphs according to location. Paragraphs can also be argumentative, definitional, chronological, enumerative, descriptive, explanatory, expository, or narrative according to their content. Logical structure types include comparative, cause-and-effect, problem-solution, process sequence, deductive, and inductive paragraphs. Each paragraph structure serves a different purpose in developing and explaining an idea.

1. Types of Paragraph
YULY CATERINE BENITO ALBA
DONI CHRISTI ACOSTA

2. What is a paragraph
• The paragraph is the smallest unit of writing
that explains and develops the meaning of an
idea. A paragraph generally has several
sentences, all contain the same keyword or
key idea that controls information in the rest
of the paragraph.

3. Types of Paragraph
1. According to your location
• Opening paragraph:
Enter the text in this paragraph the author presents
the problem and plant the thesis can contain.
content description
synthesis summarizes the topic or the thesis of the
text
sentences or interrogative sentences the problem is developing in the text is
planted
anecdote It can include an anecdote in order to put
history on the subject
cite Dating can be used but have item

4. • Paragraph transition:
serves to change the subject, is the bridge for
the continuation of the text
EXPRESIONS
additionally
although
Besides
even
furthermore
In contrast
In oher words
In the case
In the same way
In spite of
indeed
On the other had

5. • Paragraph closing:
It summarizes the overall meaning of the text,
provides conclusions around the topic
Scheme
synthesis of the main ideas
relevance of particular subject

6. 2. Agree with its contents
• argumentative paragraph:
expresses opinions in order to persuade the
recipient, arguing, demonstrating and
convincing.
character definition
inductive It is part of the thesis and then
goes on to argue what has
been said
deductive It is part of the arguments to
conclude

7. • paragraph or conceptual definition:
It is used to define the meaning of a term or
focus a thought that used later.
Use
technical writings
scientific writings

8. • chronological paragraph:
expresses the order which followed a series of
events.
It is the way in which the information is placed
in a certain order

9. • paragraph Enumeration:
It has an organizer phrase that helps indicate the ordering
of the text. describes objects, facts or ideas with the help
of an organizer statement indicating the structure of
paragraph.
Types Description
phrase / counting the organizing element
sentence says few follow or
come
phrase / synthesis the organizing phrase
anticipates the contents of the
list, each element presented
briefly
phrase / panning the organizing phrase can
intuit that remain in the list or
synthesizes the list that
precedes

10. • descriptive paragraph:
describes objects, people, ideas or situations
that are going to talk, you should follow a logical
order
types description definition
objective description more faithfully reproduces the
characteristics that identify
the object
subjective or impressionistic
description
creates a mood or an
emotional attitude toward the
object described
static description Object lists the items
described establishing a
preorder
dynamic description lists actions and characteristics
of the same actions

11. • explanatory paragraph
It serves to clarify or develop more widely the
subject, usually it placed after the introductory
paragraph and a half of the text
Structure
Introduction
development
conclusion

12. • expository paragraph
provide information about various events, their
goal is the release of information
characteristics
It includes one of clararacion or thesis and evidence to support it
overhangs the use of allusive substantive subject
has focus and objective tone

13. • narrative paragraph
explains something from the chronological point
of view, creating within the paragraph an idea
clearly and progressive
characteristics
It has chronological and hierarchical order
use of punctuation marks to separate texts, sentences or ideas
tells a story or a story
It has historical progesos

14. 3.according to its logical structure
• comparative paragraph
expresses the similarities or differences between
two or more objects or phenomena, It is based
on the search and explanation of differences in
the features, activities and vocations.
Theme
things
phenomena
ideas or concepts
situations

15. • paragraph of cause and effect
It presents an event followed by the reasons
that caused or sequences derived from it
characteristics
presents ideas that explain certain facts (causes) that generate
certain consequences (effects)
connectors predominate cause and consequence and rely on
the addition
the causes and consequences are listed in order from left to
right and top to bottom

16. • paragraph of approach and problem resolution:
in the first part presents the problem explicitly, in the
second part of the solution in the same way it is stated
that the problem.
It is a written text which fully expresses a theme, idea or
concept, clearly ranging from its initial expression to its
conclusion.
structure
Premise
Question
Problem
Solution

17. • paragraph or process sequence
a series of events or a process described in some
kind of order, It is one in which ideas are
expressed in chronological order, has a main
statement and other side supporting it.
use
cientific text

18. • deductive paragraph
principal at the beginning idea to its
construction is part of a generalization and then
present specific cases
structure
reasons
arguments
conclusions

19. • inductive paragraph:
the main idea is located the end, starts with
sentences expressing secondary ideas to come
to a generalization or thematic idea as a
conclusion of what has been said
provides
data
tests
observations

20. • concluding paragraph
It is used to close a topic. This paragraph should
leave the reader with no doubt as to their
position on the issue or its logical conclusion.
expressions of use
in conclusion
in summary
of the above
we can conclude that
therefore

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