carefully selected details. Each of the five paragraphs below responds‚ in its own way‚ to the guidelines in How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph. The writers (three of them students‚ two of them professional authors) have selected a belonging or a place that holds special meaning to them‚ identified that subject in a clear topic sentence‚ and then described it in detail while explaining its personal significance. In the following paragraph‚ observe how the writer moves clearly from a description
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The Five-Paragraph Essay A Framework for Expository Writing Different Kinds of Writing We write for fun. We write letters‚ stories‚ jokes‚ and to share information with our family or friends. Most school writing‚ however‚ is expository writing and fits into a different category. The purpose of most expository writing is to communicate ideas or answer questions. Expository Writing Gives information about a topic Explains ideas Gives directions Shows how to do something
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Types of Paragraphs Types of Paragraphs There are three main types of paragraphs: 1. Narrative 2. Descriptive 3. Expository The Narrative Paragraph This type of paragraph describes one primary topic and narrates or tells its story This topic usually involves one main event‚ adventure‚ scene‚ or happening. Tips for Writing a Narrative Paragraph: 1. Start with a topic sentence that grabs the reader’s attention. 2. Write events in the order in which they occurred. 3. Use plenty of interesting
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Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs A paragraph is unified when every sentence develops the point made in the topic sentence. It must have a single focus and it must contain no irrelevant facts. Every sentence must contribute to the paragraph by explaining‚ exemplifying‚ or expanding the topic sentence. In order to determine whether a paragraph is well developed or not‚ ask yourself: "What main point am I trying to convey here?" (Topic sentence) and then "Does every sentence clearly relate
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While those lousy seventh graders are worrying about what North Korea is doing our generation is more worried about our science test. America’s Gift To My Generation. What gifts does America have on your generation? Some gifts American has on my generation are‚ we have the technology‚ protection‚ speech‚ education‚ and traveling. First‚ you have travelled. Most countries like North Korea prohibit traveling. They are stuck in their state until further notice. Almost all of us get to travel almost
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[pic] I. The Text. 1. The original text : Money – Important or not? + Source : : Snow‚ R. Money - Important or Not?. Retrieved April 5th ‚2011‚ from http://EzineArticles.com/6059365 + Word count : 546. The author : Ray Snow Money - Important or Not? A There are many people that think that we are too dependent on money in our society today. They say that people are living their lives around money. Some even go so far as to say that people that are debt free and do not owe money on anything
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A Unique Man The novel Into the Wild‚ written by author Jon Krakauer‚ takes place in the western portion of the United States during the late 1980s‚ early 1990s. Chris McCandless grew up in Washington D.C. and attended college at Emory University. He did not live an ordinary life by choice. He abandoned his opportunities after graduation and decided to travel out west for his own enjoyment and self-discovery. Chris McCandless is very different from an ordinary person because he explores life to
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The Ultimate Cry for Justice “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation‚ conceived in liberty‚ and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” –Abraham Lincoln The entire course of battles that have been fought in America’s history has been endured for the goal of freedom and independence. For many years‚ justice and equality has been one of the country’s most appraised values‚ thus giving America the subtitle of “the land of
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In Book 9 of the Illiad translated by Lombardo‚ Agamemnon offers Achilles gifts to persuade him to go back into battle. The gifts include‚ seven unfired tripods‚ ten gold bars‚ twenty burnished cauldrons‚ a dozen prizewinning horses‚ seven women‚ including Briseus’ daughter‚ and if they sack Troy‚ a ship full of bronze and gold‚ twenty women‚ the hand of one of his daughters‚ and seven cities. The gifts were only given when Agamemnon realized that the Greeks would not win the war unless Achilles
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What is a gift? A gift is something that is given without anything in return. Any gift I have received has been very special to me‚ but one gift in particular stands out. The gift took me by complete surprise. The best gift I have received was my Kindle Fire. I received it on a Sunday morning church service as a graduation present. It was also my first ever tablet. My Kindle Fire is my best gift‚ by far. The four graduation seniors at my church all received one. I happened to be one of them. The
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