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Effective Paragraphs

1. patterns of organization

   • chronological order
     • when you organize ideas according to time, you place them in the order that it occur, is used to describe an hstorical event or explains the steps of a process
   • spatial order
     • help the reader to visualize aperson, place, or describe details according location
   • order of importance
     • show readers the significance differents facts, reasons, or examplesit starts with the less important detail and ends on the most important
   • logical order
     • you group together related info in a way that helps readers follow your key oint

2. transitional words and phrases

   • helps make writing easy to follow
   • show readers how ideas are logically related
   • to show time
     • after, at last, before, during, finally, later
   • to show location
     • above, across, below, in front, on top
   • to show order of importance
     • first, last, mainly
   • to show cause and effect
     • as a result, because, consequently, therefore
   • to show examples
     • for example, for instance, in addition, namely
   • to show similarities and differences
     • also, but, however, likewise

3. types of paragraphs

   • narrative paragraph
     • to tell a story or relate a series of events. the details are usually arranged in chronological order
   • descriptive paragraph
     • to create a picture of a person, a place, a animal, or object, effective description often contain sensory details
   • expository paragraph
     • give information about a related topic
   • persuasive paragraph
     • state an opinion or present an argument., a writter needs to present sound reasons and evidence that will convince readers to agree with their opinion. Make readers take action