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22 Cards in this Set
- Front
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What is a paragraph?
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It is a group of closely RELATED sentences developing one topic.
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What are the Four types of Paragraphs?
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Descriptive
Narrative Expository Persuasion |
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What does a descriptive paragraph do?
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appeals to the senses by relating an image or communicating a mood.
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What does a Narrative paragraph do?
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tells a story
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What does a Expository paragraph do/
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informs or explains
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What does a persuasion paragraph do?
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Influences the reader's opinion, and expresses a paticular preference (i.e.-movie,music,food...)
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What are the three components in a paragraph?
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1)topic sentence
2)Body 3)clincher |
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What is the Topic Sentence?
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It is a sentence that clearly states the main idea of the paragraph
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What is the body?
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The body is sentences that support and develop the topic sentence
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What is the clincer?
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a sentence restating main idea, summarizes supporting information and explains significance of the inromation
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What is Empathy?
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Stepping into someone else's shoes
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What should a Topic sentence do?
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1)focus on specific point
2)express the main idea of the paragraph? |
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how do you develop a Topic Sentence?
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You choose a subject, limit it, and then consider your purpose and audience, then write a sentence which expresses what you intend to say about yuor specific
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What are the four Methods of Development in the Body?
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Narrative Details
Examples Facts and Statistics Sensory Details |
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What are examples (M.O.D.)
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concrete instances or examples
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What are Facts and statistics (M.o.d.)
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statements that can be proved or quantifiable facts (expressed in numbers)
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What are Sensory Details (M.O.D)
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Detais taht appeal to the erader's senses
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What are Narrative Details (M.O.D)
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details that tell a story
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name the three ways for writing Clincers...
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1)restate the topic sentence
2)summarize ideas expressed in the body 3)comment on the ideas expressed in the body. 4)explain the significance of the ideas expressed in the body |
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What are the two things a well written paragraph MUSt have?
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UNITY and COHERENCE
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What is Unity
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all supporting details that relate to the topic sentence
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What is coherence?
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Sentences that flow smoothlyand logically fromone to another
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