文档介绍：Chapter2 Writing paragraphs
Introduction
Essays are divided into paragraphs. If your essay is one continuous piece of text, it will be very difficult for any reader to follow your argument. Therefore essays need paragraphs.
Essays are divided into paragraphs in a meaningful way. A paragraph is a group of sentences that develop one topic or idea. The topic of one paragraph should follow logically from the topic of the last paragraph and should lead on to the topic of the next paragraph. The paragraphs have different functions, but all develop an idea - that is, they add information, explanation, examples and illustrations to the central theme or idea until the theme is fully developed.
A good paragraph should have only one main idea (unity)
A good paragraph should have a topic semantic structure (a
topic statement, developing sentences, a concluding sentence)
A good paragraph should have a clear logical development(coherence)
Three Parts of a Paragraph
sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding sentence.
sentence
Topic sentence= topic+ controlling idea (narrowing the topic)
(Topic) (Controlling idea)
. A .Gold, a precious metal, is prized for two important characteristics.
(Topic)
B. The spoken word (whether conversation or oratory or the coy mixture of the two which is now familiar to us on
(Controlling Idea)
Television) is a very different thing from the written word
2. Supporting sentences
Function: to develop the topic sentence. They explain the topic sentence by giving reasons, examples, facts, statistics and quotations.
. (Following A),
. A , a precious metal, is prized for two important characteristics.
of all, gold has a lustrous beauty that is resistant to
corrosion.
3. For example, a Macedonian coin remains as untarnished today as the day it was minted twenty-three centuries ago.
important characteristics of gold is its utility in
industry and science.
most recent application of gold i