Types of Paragraph
This type of paragraph is common and normal
a typical paragraph
Name the first thing you should do when you receive. your topic?
brainstorm
What is a topic sentence?
It is at the beginning of every academic paragraph and introduces the topic.
What are transition words?
Words that we use at the beginning of the sentence to make the paragraph flow.
It is on the top of every paragraph.
a title
This paragraph describes, gives impressions not definitions, "shows" the reader, and create a sensory image in the reader's mind.
a descriptive paragraph
What is the next step?
planning/outlining
A topic sentence should have a main idea and a ___________ idea.
a controlling idea
TRUE or FALSE. You should never use the pronoun "I" in a paragraph.
False
When a friend gives you an advice about your paragraph.
What is a peer editing?
This paragraph explains what something is, gives facts, details, and examples to make the definition clear to the reader.
a definition paragraph
You start this after you finish planning/outlining
start writing following the outline (first draft)
What does body of the paragraph include?
supporting sentences
Where is body of the paragraph?
It is the middle part of the paragraph.
TRUE or FALSE. It's okay to plagiarize once in a while.
False
This paragraph explains a sequence or process, presents facts and details in chronological order, uses time words and phrases, and it ends with a specific result.
a process paragraph
When you correct your grammar in the paragraph, you are _____________.
editing
What is the last sentence of the academic paragraph?
the concluding sentence
When editing your paragraph you are looking at _____.
grammar and punctuation
If you are quoting something directly from another source, you should put it in ____________.
quotation marks
This paragraph is often about a controversial issue, gives the writer's opinion about a topic, and it explains facts to support the writer's opinions.
an opinion paragraph
When you check your paragraph for information, and you add more information you _______________.
revise/ double check
What are supporting sentences?
Those sentences give more definition, details, and examples.
Name some of the grammatical errors in writing.
S+V agreement, missing verb, missing subject, plural/singular nouns
The main idea of an ESSAY is called __________.
a thesis statement