Example
Cause and Effect
Argument
Definition
Random
100
How do you build up an example paragraph?
First pick a topic. Write about your topic. Then explain using facts and details why that item, person, or place is a good example of the category you put it into. Finish up by analyzing or reflecting on the complete paragraph.
100
What is the point of a cause and effect paragraph?
They are there to explain some of the reasons that certain problems have come up.
100
What is a claim?
It is when the author picks one side of an argument. It is also typically the topic sentence of the paragraph.
100
Besides looking at the negatives, what else can you look at in terms of definition paragraph supporting details?
examples
100
Based on the sentence below, what kind of paragraph are you going to be looking at? Men can be divided by the way they treat women while dating into three groups: a social addict, a content lover, or a keeper.
Classification
200
What are the elements of an example paragraph?
The point, examples, as well as the facts and details.
200
How do you conclude a cause and effect paragraph?
You conclude the paragraph by analyzing what you have already looked at aka how do the causes or cause impact other aspects and create varying effect(s)
200
Why do we include counterarguments in our argumentative writing?
To show that we have not only thought about why we could be wrong, but to prove that even opposing viewpoints may be less valid than our other arguments.
200
What goes into the definition topic sentence?
The term to be recognized, it is sometimes the general definition
200
Which type of paragraph does the following topic sentence seem to point towards? “Mumbai, a famous city in India, has slum areas where poor people live in the worst conditions possible.”
The Descriptive paragraph.
300
Where would this sentence go within the Example paragraph? When I first brought my cat home from the Humane Society she was a mangy, pitiful animal.
Topic sentence location
300
What is included in the topic sentence, supporting details, and conclusion of a cause and effect paragraph?
Topic Sentence: explains the problem or situation. Support: gives evidence to explain how or why something happened (cause) or the problems (effect) with it. Conclusion: makes the issue clear or shows the key of the cause and/or effect related to it.
300
What order do you typically follow when it comes to argument paragraphs?
Introduce the argument with a claim. Provide counterarguments. Provide evidence as to why you are correct. Analyze the paragraph to show why you are correct. - In some cases people will also end with a call to action.
300
Why do we include the negatives or misconceptions within definition paragraphs?
It is always good to look at the good and bad definitions of something to clarify that it may be x but it is not y.
300
What is basis in terms of classification paragraphs?
It is the controlling idea or major idea?
400
How do you support your Example paragraphs?
You can provide support by giving related examples as well as contrasting examples.
400
How do you prepare to write a cause and effect paragraph?
You need to brainstorm / create a list of different reasons why something has happened or brainstorm a list of what effects one problem has created.
400
What are counterarguments?
They are the opposing viewpoints in an argument.
400
Why do we write definition paragraphs?
To explain ideas to help people comprehend a topic or term.
400
Based on the topic sentence below, what kind of paragraph will follow? Juvenile offenders who commit especially violent crimes should not be tried as adults (Bailey & Denstaedt 247).
Argumentative
500
True or false: When you are writing an example paragraph, one effective way to write the paragraph is to go from the general topic to more specific details.
True
500
Why should you only use three main ideas when looking at causes or effects?
Because more than that gets confusing
500
Provide a counterargument for the following statement: We should give money to homeless people standing on the street corners.
They just use the money for drugs, alcohol, etc. They typically avoid work because they get handouts, etc.
500
What are the elements of a Definition paragraph?
-Group or category ( something to associate with the term you are looking at) - Examples - Negatives or misconceptions people have had in the past
500
Based on the topic sentence below, what kind of paragraph will follow? Some of the individuals we studied this semester had the uncanny ability to turn adversity into success.
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