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Types of paragraphs
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Types of paragraphs
MEANING
- This type of paragraph describes something and shows the reader what a thing or a person is like.
- The words chosen in the
description often appeal to the five senses of touch, smell, sight, sound, and taste.
Descriptive
- Descriptive paragraphs can be artistic and may deviate from grammatical norms.
I am going to DESCRIBE a sunset!
EXAMPLE
Sunset is the time of day when our sky meets the outer space solar winds. There are blue, pink, and purple swirls, spinning and twisting, like clouds of balloons caught in a blender. The sun moves slowly to hide behind the line of horizon, while the moon races to take its place in prominence atop the night sky. People slow to a crawl, entranced, fully forgetting the deeds that still must be done. There is a coolness, a calmness, when the sun does set.
MEANING
Informational and Narrative
- Informational Paragraph is to educate others on a certain topic.
- Typically, these essays will answer one of the five Wh-question: who, what, where, when, and why.
Narrative paragraph
Narrative
paragraph
- Narrative paragraph:
This type of paragraph tells a story.
- There's a sequence of action or there's a clear
beginning, middle, and end to the paragraph.
EXAMPLE OF INFORM :
a story about the Apollo 11 space mission.
On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission was to go where no human being had gone before—the moon! The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The spacecraft landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquility, a basaltic flood plain, on July 20, 1969. The moonwalk took place the following day. On July 21, 1969, at precisely 10:56 EDT, Commander Neil Armstrong emerged from the Lunar Module and took his famous first step onto the moon’s surface. He declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It was a monumental moment in human history!
EXAMPLE OF NARRATIVE :
a story about the Apollo 11 space mission.
It was July 21, 1969, and Neil Armstrong awoke with a start. It was the day he would become the first human being to ever walk on the moon. The journey had begun several days earlier, when on July 16th, the Apollo 11 launched from Earth headed into outer space. On board with Neil Armstrong were Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The crew landed on the moon in the Sea of Tranquility a day before the actual walk. Upon Neil’s first step onto the moon’s surface, he declared, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” It sure was!
MEANING
Compare
and Contrast
- In a compare and contrast paragraph, you write about the similarities and differences between two or more people, places, things, or ideas.
EXAMPLE
Oceans
and
lakes
Oceans and lakes have much in common, but they are also quite different. Both are bodies of water, but oceans are very large bodies of salt water, while lakes are much smaller bodies of fresh water. Lakes are usually surrounded by land, while oceans are what surround continents. Both have plants and animals living in them. The ocean is home to the largest animals on the planet, whereas lakes support much smaller forms of life. When it is time for a vacation, both will make a great place to visit and enjoy.
MEANING
Persuasive and
Argumentative
- A persuasive paragraph tries to convince the reader that a particular point of view is worthy of consideration. It wants you to consider both sides of an issue, but it reveals a bias in favor of one side over another.
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- Facts may be presented in support
of a position, but the writer is not
being objective.
- The point of view is subjective.
The argument
- The author’s purpose in crafting an argumentative essay is not to sell you on his or her point-of-view, but rather to present compelling evidence so that you acknowledge the validity of the argument.
- It begins with an issue statement that explains the topic. From there, it makes a claim, a statement of support or opposition to the topic.
I am going to PERSUADE my neighbors to buy tickets to the school fair.
EXAMPLE
The school fair is right around the corner, and tickets have just gone on sale. We are selling a limited number of tickets at a discount, so move fast and get yours while they are still available. This is going to be an event you will not want to miss! First off, the school fair is a great value when compared with other forms of entertainment. Also, your ticket purchase will help our school, and when you help the school, it helps the entire community. But that’s not all! Every ticket you purchase enters you in a drawing to win fabulous prizes. And don’t forget, you will have mountains of fun because there are acres and acres of great rides, fun games, and entertaining attractions! Spend time with your family and friends at our school fair. Buy your tickets now!
I am going to present a logical ARGUMENT as to why my neighbor should attend the school fair.
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The school fair is right around the corner, and tickets have just gone on sale. Even though you may be busy, you will still want to reserve just one day out of an entire year to relax and have fun with us. Even if you don’t have much money, you don’t have to worry. The school fair is a community event, and therefore prices are kept low. Perhaps, you are still not convinced. Maybe you feel you are too old for fairs, or you just don’t like them. Well, that’s what my grandfather thought, but he came to last year’s school fair and had this to say about it: “I had the best time of my life!” While it’s true you may be able to think of a reason not to come, I’m also sure you can think of several reasons why you must come. We look forward to seeing you at the school fair!
MEANING
"problem and solution" text structure in nonfiction and informational text. You'll also learn how to identify the best solution, and some important signal words like "as a result," "dilemma," "leads to," "conclude" and "resolve."
Problem
and Solution
PROBLEM and then explain the kitty door SOLUTION.
EXAMPLE
Last week we installed a kitty door so that our cat could come and go as she pleases. Unfortunately, we ran into a problem. Our cat was afraid to use the kitty door. We tried pushing her through, and that caused her to be even more afraid. The kitty door was dark, and she couldn’t see what was on the other side. The first step we took in solving this problem was taping the kitty door open. After a couple of days, she was confidently coming and going through the open door.
However, when we removed the tape and closed the door, once again, she would not go through. They say you catch more bees with honey, so we decided to use food as bait. We would sit next to the kitty door with a can of wet food and click the top of the can. When kitty came through the closed door, we would open the can and feed her. It took five days of doing this to make her unafraid of using the kitty door. Now we have just one last problem; our kitty controls our lives!
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- This is often used to link the idea (Idea) between paragraphs.
MEANING
Process or
How-to
- Process or How-to paragraph is Process paragraph use transition words to sort things into steps, such as using the word Firstly, secondly and third, and ending with Finally and Last Step.
Process: I am going to explain the PROCESS of cleaning and organizing your room.
OR
How-to: I am going to describe
HOW-TO clean and organize your room.
EXAMPLE
Here is the perfect system for cleaning your room. First, move all of the items that do not have a proper place to the center of the room. Get rid of at least five things that you have not used within the last year. Take out all of the trash, and place all of the dirty dishes in the kitchen sink. Now find a location for each of the items you had placed in the center of the room. For any remaining items, see if you can squeeze them in under your bed or stuff them into the back of your closet. See, that was easy!
MEANING : The purpose for writing a critique is to evaluate somebody's work
(a book, an essay, a movie, a painting...) in order to increase the reader's understanding of it.
Critical
I am going to CRITIQUE the Blue Whales’ first baseball game of the new season.
EXAMPLE
The Blue Whales just played their first baseball game of the new season; I believe there is much to be excited about. Although they lost, it was against an excellent team that had won the championship last year. The Blue Whales fell behind early but showed excellent teamwork and came back to tie the game. The team had 15 hits and scored 8 runs. That’s excellent! Unfortunately, they had 5 fielding errors, which kept the other team in the lead the entire game. The game ended with the umpire making a bad call, and if the call had gone the other way, the Blue Whales might have actually won the game. It wasn’t a victory, but I say the Blue Whales look like they have a shot at the championship, especially if they continue to improve.
MEANING
Cause
and Effect
A cause and effect essay looks at the reasons (or causes) for something, then discusses the results (or effects).
For this reason, cause and effect essays are sometimes referred to as reason and result essays.
They are one of the most common forms of organization in academic writing.
Sometimes the whole essay will be cause and effect, though sometimes this may be only part of the whole essay.
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It is also possible, especially for short exam essays, that only the causes or the effects, not both, are discussed.
MEANING
Personal Narrative
A personal narrative can be defined as, “A personal account which offers details, analysis and a personal opinion from a particular happening or event, experienced by the writer”.
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Each one of us has experiences stuck fast into our memories, which are
creditable of sharing with the audience and in case of narrative writing a writer gets an opportunity to assume and write about themselves.
I am going to give a PERSONAL NARRATION of an event that changed my life.
Last year was the first time I had ever been the new kid at school. For the first four days, I was completely alone. I don’t think I even spoke to a single person. Finally, at lunch on the fifth day, Karen Watson walked past her usual table and sat down right next to me. Even though I was new, I had already figured out who Karen Watson was. She was popular. Pretty soon, all of Karen’s friends were sitting there right next to me. I never became great friends with Karen, but after lunch that day, it seemed like all sorts of people were happy to be my friend. You cannot convince me that Karen did not know what she was doing. I have a great respect for her, and I learned a great deal about what it means to be a true leader.