This document discusses the structure and components of a paragraph. It states that a paragraph contains a topic sentence to introduce the main idea, sentences to develop and elaborate on that idea, and a concluding sentence to wrap up the paragraph. It provides examples of different types of paragraphs, such as descriptive, persuasive, narrative, and expository paragraphs. The document serves to teach the basic elements and construction of writing effective paragraphs.
2. Paragraph Writing
A paragraph is a group of sentences
related to one topic or that develops
one point
A paragraph may stand independently,
that is, it may be a short composition
complete in itself or it may be apart of a
longer work like an essay
3. Typical structure of a paragraph
Topic
sentence(s)
To introduce and clearly state the main idea/point that you intend to develop
To preview for the reader the kind of information that the rest of the paragraph is
likely to contain
To link back to your thesis or the immediately preceding argument
Development
or
elaboration
of ideas
To elaborate the new idea or point that you have introduced. Elaboration may
include analysis, exemplification and persuasion, or any combination of these.
Concluding
sentence(s)
To round off what you have said so far in your paragraph
To qualify the views expressed
To link the current paragraph to the next paragraph
5. TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS
It was a cold grey in late
November. The weather had
changed overnight, when a
backing wind brought a
granite sky and mizzling
rain with it, and although it
was now only a little after
two oclock in the afternoon
the pallor of a winter
evening seemed to have
closed upon the hills,
cloaking them in mist.
Jamaica Inn, Daphne du
Maurier. 1936.
Descriptive Persuasive
Once three fish lived in
a pond. One evening,
some fishermen passed
by the pond and saw the
fish. This pond is full of
fish, they told each
other excitedly. we
have never fished here
before. We must come
back tomorrow morning
with our nets and catch
these fish!
The three fish. Tale.
Narrative
An important technique
to learn first is how to
enter the canoe. This
craft, with the stern
resting on the shore, and
the bow in the water, is
in its most unstable
position. The stern
paddler first steadies the
canoe. He places one
foot on either side of the
stern, pressing with his
knees to hold it firmly.
Raymond R. Camp in
The Young Sportsman's
Guide To Canoeing
Expository
Books are very important
for students in
school. They can learn
many new things and
improve their
skills. However, our
school library sometimes
doesn't have enough types
of some books. I think
that the school fundraiser
money should be used to
buy more books for our
school library.
6. REFERENCES
University of Sidney. The write site Module 3: Structure . Retrieved
from:
http://writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/m3/m3u2/m3u2s2/m3u2s2_2.htm
TestDEN: Education software. Vancouver, Canada. 1997.
Retrieved from:
http://www.testden.com/toefl/writing-tutorial/parts-of-an-essay.htm
Your dictionary. Retreived
from://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/descriptive-text-
examples.html
Writing corner. Retrieved from:
http://wwcsd.net/~widrigr/PersuasiveWriting.htm
Raymond R. Camp in The Young Sportsman's Guide To Canoeing
Retrieved from:
http://www.oocities.org/whoelseisgreat/Examples_of_Expository_
and_Narrative_Texts.doc
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