PARAGRAPH ORGANISATION A. Topic sentence The topic sentence is the most important sentence in a paragraph because it contains the main idea of the paragraph. The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph. It tells the topic sentence has two parts: the topic and the controlling idea. The topic is the subject of your paragraph. e.g. Cigarette smoking is harmful for heart and lungs. Topic: cigarette smoking Exercise 1: Circle the topics in these sentences. Fast food
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Paragraph Writing Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/391505/Paragraph-Writing What is a paragraph? It is a group of sentences that introduces‚ presents and develops one main idea about the topic. And it can be divided into three major parts. A. The Topic Sentence • It is normally the first sentence of the paragraph. • It conveys the overall point of the paragraph. • It helps the writer focus on the idea written about. • It helps the reader know about what the paragraph is all
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101 Persuasive Essay Topics By: Mr. Morton Whether you are a student in need of a persuasive essay topic‚ or a teacher looking to assign a persuasive essay‚ this list of 101 persuasive essay topics should be a great resource. I taxed my brain to create this huge list of persuasive essay topics relevant to today’s society‚ but I believe I am happy with the results. I appreciate any and all comments or feedback. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24
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5 Paragraph Outline 1. Introduction Paragraph Story (anecdote) 3-4 sentences Music helps students master memorization. Music can help students develop languages and reasoning skills. Learning about music allows the student or teacher to feel relaxed. Students and teachers need the music in school. 2. Main Point 1 Paragraph Music helps students master memorization. Although most students preform with sheet music in front of them. They’re constantly using their memory. In music they use memory to
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exposition 4.) anecdote 5.) process 6.) character sketch 7.) definition 8.) classification 9.) exemplification 10.) cause and effect 11.) comparison and contrast 12.) details 13.) analogy Examples 1.)Descriptive paragraphs are often used to describe what a person looks and acts like. Read this example descriptive paragraph‚ notice how descriptive paragraphs are arranged by putting together all the sentences about the same thing. Here is an example of a descriptive paragraph: I am forty years
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be handling such things‚ it also builds their character. You wouldn’t just allow any kid to be in charge of such thing‚ they must have maturity and responsibility up to a certain point to be able to be trusted in these situations. A speech titled “5 Dangerous Things you should let your kid do” by Gever Tulley on TED.com talks about kids who are allowed and even encouraged to do things most parents would never dare to let their kids be involved in. Tulley discusses how kids who participate in these
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PARAGRAPH BY ANALOGY A paragraph by analogy compares two different things on the basis of their similarities in certain aspects. This kind of paragraph development premises its explanation on the familiar or known‚ so that the logical order (from the familiar to the unfamiliar) is presumed to be the best paragraph order.\ PARAGRAPH OF ANALOGY A.FALLING IN LOVE AND SKYDIVING Falling in love is like skydiving. Skydiving is a risk because you are never 100% certain that you will survive the fall
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Writing as Inquiry GET OUT AND PLAY Get out and play. American children are lazier today than ever‚ and prefer sitting on the couch while grubbing fast food over being physically active. According to the US government‚ nearly 1 in every 5 kids is obese and1 in every 10 kids is depressed. Obesity is becoming a pandemic and could very well contribute to the psychological issues facing America’s youth. Most kids today are so fascinated by technology they become very attached. So attached‚
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1.) What is a paragraph? Etymology: From the greek word paragraphos which means‚ line used to mark change of persons in a dialogue‚ from paragraphein to write alongside‚ from para- + graphein to write. * A Paragraph is a distinct section of a piece of writing‚ usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line‚ indentation‚ or numbering. * A collection of related sentences dealing with one topic. 2.) What is overloaded paragraphing? * Overloaded paragraphing
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Yudkowsky does not stand alone in her opinion‚ over the past decade the adoption of school dress codes and uniforms in American public schools has expanded tremendously. According to the U.S. Department of Education statistics‚ in 2010 nearly 1 in 5 public schools required a school uniform‚ up from just 1 in 8 a decade earlier. That is a huge growth in uniform requirements in American state schools (qtd. in Bennett). A school uniform is an outfit that is picked out by the school’s administration
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