Common Methods of Paragraph Development
Common Methods of Paragraph Development
1. Description: What does it look like?
A. Presents a verbal portrait
B. Evokes all of these senses.
1. Captures detail and wholeness
2. Contains specific vivid details
Example: Have you ever had a moment that was set in your memory like a snapshot? I have one, and it is of my Grandma. Her hair was brown and wavy resting just below her shoulders. Her face, fair and smooth, was adorned with brown tinted glasses through which her beautiful blue eyes shown brightly when the light caught them just right. You could have mistaken her smile for a movie star's. It could have brightened a whole city! Her laugh could encourage anyone to laugh along with her. She had a light inside her that anyone could see. She was wise beyond her years. She taught me new things in the years she was here. This is why I hold this "snapshot" close to my heart
II. Process Analysis: How do you do it?
A. To analyze a process, you must know the process thoroughly and divide it into steps
1. Several steps can be combined into one step.
2. Some steps can be suspended while others are completed.
3. Some steps need special emphasis.
B. Make a careful assessment of your audience to provide them with the correct information.
Example:
III. Comparison: How is it similar or different?
A. Demonstrates one of three general purposes
1. Two things thought to be different are shown to be similar
2. Two things thought to be similar are shown to be different
3. Two things, although comparable, are shown to not be equal
B. The divided pattern of comparison: A+B
C. The alternating pattern of comparison: a/b – a/b
Example: IN the early 1980’s I became fascinated with computers. Personal desktop computers have come a long ways since their origin. Through the years they have become much faster, more reliable, and more stable. They have a lot more memory and storage space on the hard drive and are much more compact. In contrast, older
1. Description: What does it look like?
A. Presents a verbal portrait
B. Evokes all of these senses.
1. Captures detail and wholeness
2. Contains specific vivid details
Example: Have you ever had a moment that was set in your memory like a snapshot? I have one, and it is of my Grandma. Her hair was brown and wavy resting just below her shoulders. Her face, fair and smooth, was adorned with brown tinted glasses through which her beautiful blue eyes shown brightly when the light caught them just right. You could have mistaken her smile for a movie star's. It could have brightened a whole city! Her laugh could encourage anyone to laugh along with her. She had a light inside her that anyone could see. She was wise beyond her years. She taught me new things in the years she was here. This is why I hold this "snapshot" close to my heart
II. Process Analysis: How do you do it?
A. To analyze a process, you must know the process thoroughly and divide it into steps
1. Several steps can be combined into one step.
2. Some steps can be suspended while others are completed.
3. Some steps need special emphasis.
B. Make a careful assessment of your audience to provide them with the correct information.
Example:
III. Comparison: How is it similar or different?
A. Demonstrates one of three general purposes
1. Two things thought to be different are shown to be similar
2. Two things thought to be similar are shown to be different
3. Two things, although comparable, are shown to not be equal
B. The divided pattern of comparison: A+B
C. The alternating pattern of comparison: a/b – a/b
Example: IN the early 1980’s I became fascinated with computers. Personal desktop computers have come a long ways since their origin. Through the years they have become much faster, more reliable, and more stable. They have a lot more memory and storage space on the hard drive and are much more compact. In contrast, older