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The document discusses how to write effective paragraphs in essays. It notes that a paragraph is a collection of sentences dealing with one subject. An effective paragraph structure includes a topic sentence, definition, example, reason, details, and further details. It then provides an example paragraph about changes in how people use banks that follows this structure. The document also discusses ordering sentences in a paragraph and provides exercises for readers to analyze paragraphs.

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ORGANISING PARAGRAPHS HOW TO WRITE CONCISE & EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS IN ESSAYS
WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH? A PARAGRAPH IS A COLLECTION OF SENTENCES THAT DEAL WITH ONE SUBJECT.
STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH 1.TOPIC SENTENCE 2.DEFINITION 3.EXAMPLE 4.REASON 5.DETAILS 6.FURTHER DETAILS
EXAMPLE PARAGRAPH THE WAY WE USE BANKS IS CURRENTLY CHANGING. THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. THE PERSONAL COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET, FOR INSTANCE, ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO VIEW THEIR ACCOUNTS AT HOME AND PERFORM OPERATIONS SUCH AS MOVING OF MONEY BETWEEN ACCOUNTS. AT THE SAME TIME THE BANKS ARE BEING REORGANISED IN WAYS THAT AFFECT BOTH CUSTOMERS AND STAFF. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS OVER 3,000 BANKS BRACHES HAVE CLOSED IN BRITAIN. THE BANKS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT STAFFING CALL CENTRES IS CHEAPER THAN RUNNING A BRANCH NETWORK.
PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE 1.TOPIC SENTENCE: THE WAY WE USE BANKS... 2.REASON: THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE 3.EXAMPLE: THE PERSONAL COMPUTER 4.DETAILS: AT THE SAME TIME 5.FURTHER DETAILS: IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS 6.REASON: THE BANKS HAVE DISCOVERED
EXERCISE 1 Q. READ AND ANALYSE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. IN RECENT YEARS ALL BRITISH UNIVERSITIES HAVE ADOPTED THE SEMESTER SYSTEM. A SEMESTER IS A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH LASTS FOR HALF THE ACDEMIC YEAR. SEMESTER , FOR EXAMPLE, STARTS IN SEPTEMBER AND FINISHES IN JANUARY. PREVIOUSLY THE ACADEMIC YEAR HAD BEEN DIVIDED INTO THREE TERMS: AUTUMN, WINTER AND SPRING. MOST COURSES CONSIST OF MODULES THAT LAST FOR ONE SEMESTER, AND EXAMS ARE HELD AT THE END OF EACH. BRITAIN BEGAN USING SEMESTER SYSTEM TO MAKE IS EASIER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO MOVE FROM ONHE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.
ORDER OF SENTENCES IN A PARAGRAPH
JUMBLED SENTENCES a) FOR MANY CENTURIES, IT HAS BEEN THE CENTRE OF COUNTRYS ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL LIFE. b) 500 YEARS AGO IT HAD BECOME A MAJOR RIVER PORT FOR SHIPS TRADING WITH EUROPE. c) ITS DOMINANCE IS DUE TO ITS STRATEGIC SITE NEAR THE LOWEST CROSSING POINT OF RIVER THAMES. d) LONDON HAD BEEN THE ENGLISH CAPITAL FOR OVER 100 YEARS
ORGANISED PARAGRAPH TOPIC SENTENCE: D RESTATEMENT: A REASON:C DETAIL: B
EXERCISE PRISONS MAKE CRIMINALS WORSE, AND SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
INTRODUCTION 1) MODERN PRISON SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN 19THCENTURY 2) PRISONS INTENDED TO ISOLATE, PUNISH AND REFORM 3) STEEP RISE IN NUMBER OF PRISONERS IN LAST 20YEARS 4) CRITICS CLAIM THEY ARE UNIVERSITY OF CRIME 5) ESSAY AIMS TO CONSIDER HOW EFFECTIVE PRISONS ARE
1. DETAIL: THE MODERN 2. REASON: THE SYSTEM HAD THREE 3. DETAIL: IN LAST 20 YEARS 4. DETAIL: PRISONS ARE 5. TOPIC SENTENCE: THIS ESSAY ATTEMPTS TO
SECOND PARAGRAPH ADVANTAGES 1)PRISONS OFFER SOCIETY THREE APPARENT BENFITS 2) PROVIDE PUNISHMENT BY DEPRIVATION OF FREEDOM 3) OFFENDERS ARE SEGRAGATED SO CANNOT RE- OFFEND 4) POSSIBILITY OF REFORM THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMMES
DRAWBACKS 1) PRISONS APPEAR TO BE FAILING IN 21ST CENTURY 2) PRISONH POPULATION STEADILY RISING IN MANY COUNTRIES 3) MANY PRISONERS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS 4) FEW PRISONS ABLE TO OFFER EFFECTIVE REFORM PROGRAMMES 5) PRISON CONDITIONS OFTEN BRUTAL AND DEGRADING

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Organising paragraphs ------(English)

  • 1. ORGANISING PARAGRAPHS HOW TO WRITE CONCISE & EFFECTIVE PARAGRAPHS IN ESSAYS
  • 2. WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH? A PARAGRAPH IS A COLLECTION OF SENTENCES THAT DEAL WITH ONE SUBJECT.
  • 3. STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH 1.TOPIC SENTENCE 2.DEFINITION 3.EXAMPLE 4.REASON 5.DETAILS 6.FURTHER DETAILS
  • 4. EXAMPLE PARAGRAPH THE WAY WE USE BANKS IS CURRENTLY CHANGING. THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. THE PERSONAL COMPUTER AND THE INTERNET, FOR INSTANCE, ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO VIEW THEIR ACCOUNTS AT HOME AND PERFORM OPERATIONS SUCH AS MOVING OF MONEY BETWEEN ACCOUNTS. AT THE SAME TIME THE BANKS ARE BEING REORGANISED IN WAYS THAT AFFECT BOTH CUSTOMERS AND STAFF. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS OVER 3,000 BANKS BRACHES HAVE CLOSED IN BRITAIN. THE BANKS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT STAFFING CALL CENTRES IS CHEAPER THAN RUNNING A BRANCH NETWORK.
  • 5. PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE 1.TOPIC SENTENCE: THE WAY WE USE BANKS... 2.REASON: THIS IS PARTLY BECAUSE 3.EXAMPLE: THE PERSONAL COMPUTER 4.DETAILS: AT THE SAME TIME 5.FURTHER DETAILS: IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS 6.REASON: THE BANKS HAVE DISCOVERED
  • 6. EXERCISE 1 Q. READ AND ANALYSE THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. IN RECENT YEARS ALL BRITISH UNIVERSITIES HAVE ADOPTED THE SEMESTER SYSTEM. A SEMESTER IS A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH LASTS FOR HALF THE ACDEMIC YEAR. SEMESTER , FOR EXAMPLE, STARTS IN SEPTEMBER AND FINISHES IN JANUARY. PREVIOUSLY THE ACADEMIC YEAR HAD BEEN DIVIDED INTO THREE TERMS: AUTUMN, WINTER AND SPRING. MOST COURSES CONSIST OF MODULES THAT LAST FOR ONE SEMESTER, AND EXAMS ARE HELD AT THE END OF EACH. BRITAIN BEGAN USING SEMESTER SYSTEM TO MAKE IS EASIER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO MOVE FROM ONHE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER.
  • 7. ORDER OF SENTENCES IN A PARAGRAPH
  • 8. JUMBLED SENTENCES a) FOR MANY CENTURIES, IT HAS BEEN THE CENTRE OF COUNTRYS ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL LIFE. b) 500 YEARS AGO IT HAD BECOME A MAJOR RIVER PORT FOR SHIPS TRADING WITH EUROPE. c) ITS DOMINANCE IS DUE TO ITS STRATEGIC SITE NEAR THE LOWEST CROSSING POINT OF RIVER THAMES. d) LONDON HAD BEEN THE ENGLISH CAPITAL FOR OVER 100 YEARS
  • 9. ORGANISED PARAGRAPH TOPIC SENTENCE: D RESTATEMENT: A REASON:C DETAIL: B
  • 10. EXERCISE PRISONS MAKE CRIMINALS WORSE, AND SHOULD BE ABOLISHED
  • 11. INTRODUCTION 1) MODERN PRISON SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN 19THCENTURY 2) PRISONS INTENDED TO ISOLATE, PUNISH AND REFORM 3) STEEP RISE IN NUMBER OF PRISONERS IN LAST 20YEARS 4) CRITICS CLAIM THEY ARE UNIVERSITY OF CRIME 5) ESSAY AIMS TO CONSIDER HOW EFFECTIVE PRISONS ARE
  • 12. 1. DETAIL: THE MODERN 2. REASON: THE SYSTEM HAD THREE 3. DETAIL: IN LAST 20 YEARS 4. DETAIL: PRISONS ARE 5. TOPIC SENTENCE: THIS ESSAY ATTEMPTS TO
  • 13. SECOND PARAGRAPH ADVANTAGES 1)PRISONS OFFER SOCIETY THREE APPARENT BENFITS 2) PROVIDE PUNISHMENT BY DEPRIVATION OF FREEDOM 3) OFFENDERS ARE SEGRAGATED SO CANNOT RE- OFFEND 4) POSSIBILITY OF REFORM THROUGH TRAINING PROGRAMMES
  • 14. DRAWBACKS 1) PRISONS APPEAR TO BE FAILING IN 21ST CENTURY 2) PRISONH POPULATION STEADILY RISING IN MANY COUNTRIES 3) MANY PRISONERS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS 4) FEW PRISONS ABLE TO OFFER EFFECTIVE REFORM PROGRAMMES 5) PRISON CONDITIONS OFTEN BRUTAL AND DEGRADING