Different paragraphs

Seite 1

Description:

- Appeals to 5 senses:

touch

taste

smell

hearing

sight

Narrative:

- Events, experiences or the true or fictitious

its personal

its emotional

its true

its specific

Persuasive:

- Convincing

have the topic

the topic sentence (not same as topic ; answers topic)

have your supporting points

after have your evidence and analysis

use word transitions and no slang or connection words

end with conclusion sentence

How to understand a poem:

Think about the title

Think about the vocabulary

Think about the comprehensive meaning

Think about the figurative language (poetic devices)

Think about the deeper meaning

Different type of paragraphs

- Detailed

- Creates a picture of the object, event or experience in the reader's mind

- Organized

topic sentence identifies the object, event or experience

supporting details to understand

concluding sentence that sums up the paragraph

- Organized

Clear beginning, middle and end

Opening sentence is dramatic to engage readers attention

Builds to climatic moment

Concluding sentence explains the lesson learned

- No "and or also"

- No "but"

- No "in conclusion"

- No "and then"

- No "a lot"

- No "shows"

(- No you, me, us, like, stuff, she, he)