A written expression blog

My notes from " From paragraph to essay " include: 4 types sentences: Paragraph introducers: can be either topic introducer or topic sentence. Topic introducer: establish the topic of discussion. Topic sentence: narrowly defines the topic. Paragraph developers: present examples or details of the topic. Paragraph modulators: provide transition between sets of ideas. Transitional sentences provide this function in paragraphs by comparison. Useful in procedure 2. Paragraph terminators: conclude the ideas, restate the topic sentence or synthesize. List paragraphs: list items using transitional words to avoid a shopping list appearance. Paragraph by example. Is a kind of list paragraph. Lists examples to support the topic sentence. Essay development by examples Sentences in paragraph become topic sentences in individual paragraphs of the essay Create an outline with phrases and get it approved b...

I wasn't aware that our group should have posted the presentation, but here it is. Written expression IV, Oral Presentation: Writing from Daniel Rossy Oral presentation based on Celce-Murcia, M. & Olshtain, E. (2000): Discourse and Context in Language Teaching. A Guide for Language Teachers. Chapter 8. U.K. CUP.

EngVid.com: online English video lessons Parts of paragraphs with Alex McArt and English lessons with Adam. Structure the essay by indenting the first sentence of each paragraph or by leaving a line between paragraphs. Do one or the other, but not both. In terms of length, a paragraph can contain any number of sentences. “Technically, a paragraph could be one sentence long” 1 , but generally it isn’t. Topic Sentence: each paragraph must have one central idea that is expressed in the thesis statement/topic sentence 2 : It is very general and not over detailed. Introduces the topic of the paragraph. What the idea is? What are you writing about? What is the subject? “A good formula for writing an effective topic sentence would be to come up with an interesting topic and give your opinion of it” 3 . Body: The hearth of the paragraph. Includes supporting details and arguments for the topic sentence. It must state why the topic is imp...