Selasa, 04 September 2012


what is paragraph?                  

The paragraph is arranged from sentences, every sentence may has main idea. The paragraph must have main idea. Sometimes main idea is placed in the beginning or in the end of paragraph. To find the main idea need to analyse the objective of the paragraph, understand the all meaning of all sentences.
The example of paragraph above is telling about story that contains the room of the writer. It can find the theme from understanding the sentences. There must be modifier sentences that explain the main sentences. Main sentences contains main idea or theme. “the space in my room” is main idea and the next sentences are explaning about it.
There are seven types of paragraphs:
  1. Narration: Narrative paragraphs tell a story, it isformed from several events which combine into a story. It is usually contains of characters, a setting, a conflict, and a resolution. Time and place and person are normally established in this paragraph.
  2. Exposition: Exposition is paragraph explains something, it must be trusted and believable.  
  3. Definition: Definition is paragraph that definessomething. It must be written in a simple word so that the reader will understand about what the writer says.
  4. Description: descriptive paragraph is written in order to make the reader is able to imagine the scene, object, person, etc. It makes the reader know what it looks like even though they never see it.  
  5. Comparison: it is paragraph written to compare two or more objects, characters, and etc.
  6. Process Analysis is describes how a process happens. This type of paragraph is usually followed by illustration to help in understanding of process better.
  7. Persuasion: this paragraph is written in such a way to persuade people to change their minds or take an action. In this paragraph the writer needs to supply the reader with the information, analysis, and context they need. Because it very important to influence the reader, and form their new opinion, and take action.


2 komentar:

  1. Good understanding guys...
    I think you need to inform us what you feel or you got after reading that material.

    BalasHapus