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Paragraphs

Paragraphs. Paragraphs. A group of related sentences set off by a beginning indention or sometimes, extra space Paragraphs give you and your readers a breather from long stretches of text and they indicate key steps in the development of your thesis. Unity .

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  1. Paragraphs

  2. Paragraphs • A group of related sentences set off by a beginning indention or sometimes, extra space • Paragraphs give you and your readers a breather from long stretches of text and they indicate key steps in the development of your thesis.

  3. Unity • “ An effective paragraph develops one central idea- in other words, it is unified.”

  4. Coherence: • “When a paragraph is coherent, readers can see how it holds together : the sentences seem to flow logically and smoothly into one another.”

  5. Paragraph organization • General to specific: “…a downshift from more general statements to more specific ones.” • Climactic: “Sentences increase in drama or interest, ending in a climax.”

  6. Paragraph Organization: • Spatial: “Sentences scan a person, place, or object from top to bottom , from side to side, or in some other way that approximates the way people actually look at things.” • Chronological: “ Sentences present events as they occurred in time ; earlier to later.”

  7. Parallelism: • Parallelism helps tie sentences together with the use of similar language structures. • I came. I saw. I conquered.

  8. Repetition and Restatement: • “Repeating or restating key words helps make a paragraph coherent and also reminds readers what the topic is.”

  9. Consistency: • Be consistent in person and number with pronoun usage and verb tense.

  10. Transitional Expressions: • Transitions forge specific connections between sentences and paragraphs. They form a bridge between what has been said and what is going to be said.

  11. Paragraph Development: • Narration : retells a significant sequence of events, usually in the order of their occurrence ( that is, chronologically).” Storytelling.

  12. Description : • Description details the sensory qualities of a person, scene, thing or feeling using concrete and specific words to convey a dominant mood, illustrate an idea or achieve some other purpose.”

  13. Illustration or support : • Use of several specific examples Providing reasons for stating a general idea

  14. Definition: • “ Defining a complicated, abstract or controversial term often requires extended explanation.”

  15. Division or Analysis: • Separation of a subject into its elements to provide an analysis through examination of its parts.

  16. Classification: • Sorting items or ideas into specific groups.

  17. Comparison and Contrast: • Illustrating similarities and differences.

  18. Cause and Effect: • Explanation for the reason something happened or for what did or may happen. • What led to an event. The reason- the “Why?”

  19. Process Analysis: • Analysis of how something is done or how something works.

  20. Source: • Aaron, Jane E. , The Little Brown Compact Handbook, New York: Pearson, 2010.

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