PARTS & TYPES OF

PARAGRAPH
OBJECTIVES:

WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?
 PARTS
 TYPES
 EXAMPLES
WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?

“PARAGRAPH IS A GROUP OF WORDS OR SENTENCES”

IT IS THE BASIC STRUCTURAL UNIT OF A TEXT BECAUSE THIS IS
THE ONE THAT GENERATES THE SECONDARY IDEAS THAT
SUPPORT THE PRIMARY IDEAS.
 PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH

THERE ARE THE MAIN PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH:

 TOPIC SENTENCE
 SUPPORTING DETAIL
 RESTATEMENT
1.TOPIC SENTENCE:

IT IS PRESENT IN THE START OF A PARAGRAPH.

 A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE HAS ALL THE DETAIL OF A

PARAGRAPH IN SIMPLE ONE LINE.
PROPERTIES OF TOPIC SENTENCE:

 A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE HAS A REFLECTION OF A

PARAGRAPH IN FEW WORDS.
 IT CREATES A SCENE OF A WHOLE PARAGRAPH.
SUPPORTING DETAIL:

IT HAS THREE MAIN PARTS:

 REASON
 EXPLANATION
 EXAMPLES
PROPERTIES OF SUPPORTING DETAIL

 SUPPORTING DETAIL SHOULD HAS CLARITY OF A

PARAGRAPH.
 IT HAS PRECISE LANGUAGE TO EXPLAIN TOPIC
SENTENCE.
 Examples in supporting detail help the reader to
understand well.
CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION HAS THE ENDING WORDS OF A PARAGRAPH.

IT SUMMARIZES WHOLE PARAGRAPH IN A LINE.
PROPERTIES OF CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION OFTEN STARTS WITH THESE WORDS:

 IN FINAL
 AT THE END
 IN SHORT
 AS A RESULT
 Do’s of Paragraph Writing

 Make sure you have a topic sentence in the paragraph. It gives clarity to
the paragraph and the central idea of the paragraph becomes obvious to
the reader.
 Try to add lots of supporting sentences in the passage to give it a
comprehensive look.
 Make use of impressive examples and effective examples to support the
whole paragraph.
 Do’s of Paragraph Writing

 Always take care to explain only one idea in one paragraph. It

should not have jumbled up ideas or details that do not make any
sense to the reader.
 End the passage with an ending statement summarizing the entire
discussion in the paragraph

 Do have a topic sentence.

Don’ts of Paragraph Writing

 Do not add the details that are totally irrelevant to

the topic under discussion. It will only end up in
increasing confusion among the readers.
 Don’t try to force the ending statement into the
passage.
 Don’t include excessive, irrelevant details.
 Don’t include unverified content.
Don’ts of Paragraph Writing

 Do not try to write long passages just to complete

the word count of the passage.
 Do not try to confuse the reader by adding two or
more main ideas in the same paragraph
 Don’t present both sides of an argument in one
paragraph
 EXAMPLE:

English and American Schools:

 Topic Sentence English and American schools are
alike in many ways. English Children
 Supporting Detail must go to school from age five to
 Restatement sixteen. American children must do
the same. English students study
reading, writing, art, math, and
science. American kids also learn
these subjects. Both countries have
public and private schools.
TYPES OF PARAGRAPH

 EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH
 DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH
 NARRATIVE PARAGRAGRAPH
 COMPARE & CONTRAST PARAGRAPH
 CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH
Comparison is when we compare two (or more)
things, we tell what is similar about them.

Contrastion is when we contrast things, we tell what

is different about them. Comparison is when we compare two (or
more) things, we tell what is similar about them.
In block organization, you
group all the similarities
together in one block and
all the differences
together in one block.
All similarities
All differences
Point-by-Point Organization

 A topic sentence for a comparison/contrast paragraph

 should name the topic and also indicate comparison/contrast
organization.
 A concluding sentence for a comparison/contrast paragraph
may repeat the main.
 A concluding sentence may also make a recommendation.
 Comparison Signal
Sentence Coordiantin Subordinati Others Paired
Connectors g ng Conjuctions
Conjunctio Conjunctio
ns ns
Similarly and as similar both and
Likewise too just as Equal Not only
also The same but also
too Similar to
Equal to
just like
Equally
 Contrast Signal

Sentence Coordinating Subordinating Others

Connectors Conjuctions Conjuntions

in contrast but while different(ly) from

on the other yet whereas Unlike
hand although differ ( from ) ( in )
Now ever even though
though
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