ENG 1100 Lecture 5: ENG1100 Lecture 5 - Writing Effective Paragraphs

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 1100
• Professor: Jeanie Warnock

Document Summary

Writing effective paragraphs: paragraph unity, paragraph development and support of ideas or position, paragraph coherence and transitions, structure and organizations. Use topic sentence(s)-usually places at the beginning of paragraphs or less commonly at end of paragraph. Topic sentence(s): sets purpose, focus, and direction of paragraph, helps decide which information to keep and which to move or edit out, may provide transition from previous paragraph and/or like to thesis. Support and development: how do you support your position: appeals to reason: Must be relevant: appeals to emotion. Use descriptive detail, imagery, personal anecdotes to make your point: appeals to shared values, appeals to authority. Renns: reasons examples names numbers senses: 5 specific ways to develop your paragraphs. Achieve coherence within and between paragraphs using: transitional words, repetition, parallel structure. Goals: leave the reader thinking (argument, underline the implications of your position or your research, perhaps compel reader to act.