ENG 1100 Lecture 12: English - Paragraphs
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Begin paragraph with a topic sentence to create unity (mini thesis) States the paragraphs central idea, alerting readers to what they may expect as they read on rest of the paragraph should relate to it topic sentence tells us what the paragraph is about. Avoid extraneous or out of place material. Might be employed to tell an anecdote or relate what led up to something. Rather than give large amounts of facts, describe a scene. No argument, no story, just describing the scene. If the paragraph does need a definition, use it where it is required and relevant to make a point clear to the reader/ clarify use of a term. Used when you seek to group things into categories or types. Method used where something an organization, a machine, an organism, etc. Is split into its constituent parts for the readers better comprehension. Writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something.
