Ways of Developing Paragraphs

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Orders of paragraph development
Every paragraph, long or short, consists of several sentences. Only when all the sentences are arranged in a reasonable order of development can a paragraph make sense. There are five major orders of arranging sentences in a paragraph, that is
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3). To relate a historical event
Mike should not have taken that gymnastics course. In September, he fell off the uneven bars (高低杠 and got a concussion (脑震荡 A 高低杠) 脑震荡). 高低杠 脑震荡 month later he sprained his ankle, after a bad landing off the balance beam. In January, he broke his thumb when he caught it on the bas of the pommel horse (鞍马 He also broke the 鞍马). 鞍马 support beam in the basement (地下室 of his 地下室) 地下室 parent’s home, showing them his skills when he was home for the December holidays.
3. Illustrations & Examples
For example:
Diamonds have lured many people into trouble. The famous Nikolas Verden stole the Khybar stone from a shop in Amsterdam (荷兰首都 荷兰首都), 荷兰首都 Holland, fled to Naples (那不勒斯 意 那不勒斯,意 那不勒斯 大利西南港口城市), 大利西南港口城市 and died trying to escape from the police.
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Orders
1.order of time, 2.order of space, 3.general-specific order, 4.specific-general order, & 5.order of climax.
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1.Order of time
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To narrate
they presently began to whisper together, then they approached nearer, and stopped again to gaze and whisper. By and by they gathered courage and began to discuss him aloud.
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After the bath, facing the sun as t
dances upon the horizon, and offers his unspoken orison. His mate may precede or follow him in his devotions, but never accompanies him. Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone.
2).To narrate
He(the King) got up and stepped out of the stall, and just then he heard the sound of children’s voice. The barn door opened and a couple of little girls came in. As soon as they saw him their talking and laughing ceased, and they stopped and stood still, gazing him with strong curiosity;
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2. Descriptive details
To convey an impression—how something looked, smelled, tasted. For example: Few people know the basic facts about diamonds. They consist of pure crystallized (结晶 结晶) 结晶 carbon (元素 and are usually found in the form 元素) 元素 of crystals. They come in many shapes: some have eight faces; others have forty-eight. Diamonds are the hardest substance known, and for this reason acids do not affect them. They are, however, brittle (易碎 and can be split. To polish 易碎) 易碎 diamonds one must use oil and diamond powder. 4 2012-2-21
One of the simplest ways which lends itself well to process description, narration & historical accounts.
1) To explain a process To build a wood fire that requires minimum tending, you need paper, cardboard, kindling (引 引 火柴), 火柴 a few small logs, and two or three large logs. First, you should wad up the paper into a tight ball or roll it into a cylinder (圆筒状 and tie 圆筒状) 圆筒状 it into a loose knot (结). Next, fold some of the 结 cardboard over the paper. Then lay the kindling over it, … Then pile the remaining small 2012-2-21 9 logs ….Finally, light the paper. …
Identification of details
1.factual details: highly informative &
persuasive (facts, events, statistics), for example: Having smoke detectors on guard in your home can save your life—it’s as simple as that. According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, over 75% of all home fire deaths take place while people are asleep. While smoke alarms will not extinguish(熄灭 fires, the alarm 熄灭) 熄灭 they send out will wake you up, increasing your chances of getting up, getting out and calling the 2012-2-21 2 fire department. If you are one of those people
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who think fires happen only to “other people”, consider that more than 6,000 people who die and that over 300,000 people who are injured from fires each year who also thought it happened only to “others” before their fire occurred. Smoke detectors are simple to install and moderately (适度地 priced. Properly 适度地) 适度地 placed, they will help to keep you out of the nation’s fire statistics.
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Illustrations & Examples
Thomas Bright, a jewelry salesman, swallowed the Van Noos diamond in order to smuggle it out of South Africa and was arrested after it was found during an operation for appendicitis (阑 阑 尾炎).Five members of the Burton family 尾炎 died trying to hide the Courtney stone from the authorities.
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2).To narrate
In the life the Indian there was only one inevitable duty-the duty of prayerthe daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. His daily devotions were more necessary to him than daily food. He wakes at daybreak, puts on his moccasins (软拖鞋 and steps down to 软拖鞋) 软拖鞋 the water’s edge. Here he throws handfuls of clear, cold water into his face, or plunges in bodily.
Ways of Developing Paragraphs
Paragraph development Topic sentence (controlling idea) Supporting details (major & minor)
Details (factual, example or illustration, descriptive) Orders (time, space, general-specific, specificgeneral, climax) Patterns (narration, process, definition, classification, comparison & contrast, cause & effect, analogy)..\Research Paper Writing.ppt 1 2012-2-21
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