This document discusses different types of paragraphs, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive paragraphs. It provides examples of each type and describes their key characteristics. Descriptive paragraphs use imagery and details to describe objects or experiences. Narrative paragraphs tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Expository paragraphs explain or provide information on a topic. Persuasive paragraphs make an argument and provide support to convince the reader of a position. The document also mentions other less common types like conceptual, chronological, and comparative paragraphs.
How to structure a paragraph to develop a central claim. Make your paragraph cohesive and coherent. Use transition language to link ideas. Use a topic and concluding sentence to frame the paragraph.
How to structure a paragraph to develop a central claim. Make your paragraph cohesive and coherent. Use transition language to link ideas. Use a topic and concluding sentence to frame the paragraph.
A brief introduction to the parts of a paragraph (using the hamburger analogy) with a guided practice. (The formatting & animation got messed up during upload, but you get the idea.)
a simple description of what a paragraph is, its features, and some guidelines on writing paragraphs.
useful to teach students of any age group the art of writing paragraphs.
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2. WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?
A paragraph is a group of sentences that fleshes out a single
idea.
In order for a paragraph to be effective, it must begin with a
topic sentence, have sentences that support the main idea of that
paragraph, and maintain a consistent flow.
A GOOD PARAGRAPH HAS:
Unity
Support
Coherence
Good language
Variety of structures.
3. TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS
The descriptive paragraph
The narrative paragraph
The expository paragraph
The persuasive paragraph
4. THE DESCRIPTIVE
PARAGRAPH Used to describe any object, place, people or how something
happens.
The writer has to create words pictures, use interesting adjectives
and set of verbs.
It is usually composed of statements and passive sentences.
The challenge is to make it interesting
Imagery
Sensory details; five senses
Smiles, metaphors
5.
6. THE NARRATIVE
PARAGRAPHS
Narrative paragraphs are often used to describe what a
person does over a period of time.
A narrative paragraph ‘tells a story’, that is, it tells about a
series of events that happened to the narrator.
It is usually told in time sequence with a definite beginning,
middle and end.
7. My Most Embarrassing Moment
The most embarrassing moment of my sophomore year was
earned my nick name, Crash. It all started right after school
turned on to the busiest street by the school. First I pulled up
behind this truck at a stop sign. After a second, a fellow older
student told me that I was really close and that I was going to hit
the truck in front of me. At the moment I was trying to tell the
that I was giving a ride to get back in the car because he was
hanging out the window. Since I was distracted, I thought the
line of traffic had started to move, but it hadn’t. In the blink of
eye I hit the back of the truck in front of me. The devastation
in. I was so worried that I damaged the truck, but all that I did
scratch his bumper. Lucky for him! Then it came time to look at
car. My car was ruined. The hood was buckled, the front end
pushed back, and my headlights were broken. Humiliated and
scared, I still had to drive my totaled care home. During School
year, I never did hear the end of what had happened that day.
8. THE EXPOSITORY
When you reaPdAyouRr AtextGbooRk, AthePneHwspaper, magazine
articles, or any other types of publications, you are reading
expository writing. When you write answers for an essay test,
you use the expository form.
In an expository paragraph, you give information. You
explain a subject, give directions, or show how something
happens. In expository writing, linking words like first,
second, then, and finally are usually used to help readers
follow the ideas.
This paragraph, like any other, organizes itself around three
parts. A topic sentence allows the reader to understand what
you are writing about. The middle part of the paragraph
contains supporting sentences that follow one another in a
logical sequence of steps. The concluding sentence closes
your subject with an emphasis on the final product or process
9. Sarah is my best friend for many reasons. First, she is
always helpful. After I had a baby, I was really tired, so
she came over to hold Mathew while I took a nap. Also,
she is a good listener. Whenever I have a problem she
hears my worries and helps me decide what to
do. Finally, she is funny! Sarah always tells the most
hilarious jokes that make me laugh. All in all, I couldn’t
ask for a better friend than Sarah.
10. THE PERSUASIVE
PARAGRAPH
Persuasive paragraph pursues to defend an idea or
opinion to the reader. When it comes to write this kind
of paragraph it’s important to:
• Build arguments or give reasons.
• Use examples, facts or analogies for better support.
• Strong and noteworthy tone of “textual voice”. Right
rhythm.
12. OTHER TYPES OF
Conceptual: en esPtoAs páRrraAfosG se RespAeciPficHa elS pensamiento de
algún autor o la definición de un término, que será utilizado a lo
largo de todo el texto, por lo que resulta imprescindible su
comprensión. Estos párrafos, están presentes en textos científicos
y técnicos.
Chronological: en esta clase de párrafo se expresa, en el orden en
que sucedieron, una serie de acontecimientos.
Enumeration: este párrafo está compuesto por una serie de
características que aluden a un mismo hecho, objeto o sujeto y una
frase organizadora que permite comprender qué es lo que se está
ordenando.
13. Comparison: en este párrafo se presentan similitudes y
diferencias entre dos o más objetos, sucesos, o cualquier
Cause and effect: como su nombre indica, se presentan un
hecho y aquello que lo ha causado o bien las consecuencias que
este pueden devenir.
Deductive: en este la idea principal se coloca al principio que,
para construirla se parte de una generalización para luego
presentar casos específicos.
Inductive: en oposición al anterior, en estos párrafos la idea
principal se coloca al final. En estos se parte de casos específicos
para llegar a una generalización que concluye lo que se afirmó.
De conclusión: estos párrafos expresan el cierre de un apartado
o un determinado tema.