What does a process paragraph typically look like?
A how to, a recipe, or a step by step type work.
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What is the author required to do in a compare and contrast paper/paragraph?
Look at and discuss the similarities and differences of two different items, people, or places.
100
What is the point of a narrative paragraph?
The point of a narrative paragraph is usually used to entertain or inform. Typically a narrative paragraph is short, so it has to be a lesson learned easily.
100
What is a basis when dealing with classification?
It is the stereotypes or the categories that you put different groups in to break up a bigger topic.
Ex.
At work you may have several kinds of co-workers, you may have the chatty Kathy's, the dirty people, the lazy people, the slow people, etc.
100
What information does the topic sentence of the Description paragraph contain?
•The dominant impression of a piece of writing. This can be the mood, feeling, atmosphere or quality that is the focus of the text. A strong text allows readers to “feel” the mood of the writer.
200
What is included in the topic sentence of a process paragraph?
The purpose of the paragraph aka the process that will be explained within the paragraph.
200
What tools can you use when preparing to write a compare and contrast paper and or paragraph?
You can use a T-chart or a Venn diagram
200
What do you include in your conclusion for a narrative?
Details about the Outcome/ending, give a conclusion and it also emphasizes the moral of the story or the lesson learned
200
What would you include in the topic sentence of a classification paragraph?
You would include the purpose of the paragraph or in other words what groups or categories you are going to explain.
200
When it comes to a descriptive paragraph, what kind of information do you provide readers with as support?
Specific details that provide a clearer picture of the Topic sentence.
Ex. Mumbai is a poor country where the poor live in terrible conditions.
Support-
Struggle to get water
have to travel to government pump and get enough for the day
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What kinds of information do you include in the conclusion of the process paragraph.
Effects or impact of process of the work, product, or people involved in your process paragraph.
300
When you write a compare and contrast paragraph, what does it mean to go subject by subject?
When you write subject by subject, you talk about one of the main items completely and then following the same pattern talk about the second main item completely.
Ex.
Subject A: Pools
Point 1: Accommodations
Point 2: Recreational options
Point 3: Water quality
Subject B: Lakes
Point 1: Accommodations
Point 2: Recreational options
Point 3: Water quality
300
What are the elements of a narrative?
The elements include:
Scene, Actors, Actions, and the outcome
300
What kind of order should you follow when it comes to classification paragraphs?
You can write about what was the most outrageous to least outrageous, smallest to largest, etc. aka Try to figure out what ties them together and go from there.
300
How do you typically conclude a Descriptive paragraph?
Wrap it up by emphasizing the dominant impression or showing your readers exactly what you want them to visualize/feel.
400
What supporting details can you provide for a process paragraph?
The steps in the process that you are writing about in your paragraph.
400
In a compare and contrast paragraph, other than subject by subject, how can you write your paragraph? Provide an example.
You can Write in a point by point format. If you do it this way, you look at 1 point from both perspectives. For example If I am looking at cell phones, I might compare the two in features first. Do they both have voicemail, text, video messages, emails, etc.?
using the same order, I will then look at the next point, cost, and so on.
400
What are two key parts of writing a successful narrative?
When writing a story, it is important to know when to Elaborate and when to narrow, it is also important to create a sense of unity so that the story flows well and makes sense.
400
True or False:
The same information can be classified into more than one category, and the classification paragraph can look at more than one basis to give readers closure.
False.
When you are writing a classification paragraph, you should be looking at one basis or one controlling idea.
400
What are sensory details? Provide an example of each.
1. Taste - bitter, sour, sweet, etc.
2. Touch- soft, velvety, cold, etc.
3. Sound- screams, yawns, etc.
4. Sight- bright, dark, orange, etc.
5. Smell - fresh, delicious, rotten, etc.
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When writing a process paragraph, why is order important?
Order is important because if you go out of order, the process will not be able to be completed correctly.
500
How do you set up a compare and contrast paragraph?
The topic sentence goes first. In the topic sentence, you tell your readers what you are going to be comparing.
Then you need to provide evidence. In the evidence section, you will either go point by point or subject by subject to show the similarities and differences of the two items you are looking at.
Finally, you need to wrap up the paragraph. You can do this by reinforcing the controlling idea.
ex. If you could see Tarzan and Tolken together, you could scarcely help laughing at the stark differences between these two household playmates.
500
How do you typically start a Narrative paragraph?
Typically you start a narrative paragraph with a topic sentence that highlights the moral of the story that you are about to look at/ what you are going to learn from the story.
500
What is the purpose of a classification paragraph?
The purpose is to break down different groups and explain the make up of the different groups.
500
What is the point of a descriptive paragraph?
To provide readers with a descriptive visual so that they can understand where things are located and understand other people's experiences.