Paragraph

My First Reflection

Paragraph is a group of sentences that develops one main idea or a topic. Every sentence works together and create an impression. Paragraph only has one main idea. There is most important sentence in paragraph is the topic sentence. There are three elements of a paragraph are topic sentence, supporting sentence and concluding sentence.

1.     Topic sentence is a sentence which introduces the topic and states the main idea. It is located in the first sentence of the paragraph because it will give an overview oh the sentence fo follow. A good topic sentence must be able to :

inform the reader of the subject that will be discussed in the paragraph, control the idea or attitude about and to limit the topic.

2.    Supporting sentences is sentences which develop the main idea of the topic sentence. The supporting sentences are written after the topic sentence, so they can give specific and detail information of the topic sentence and reader can understand about the purpose of the paragraph.

3.    Concluding sentence, it is the summarizes the main idea of the topic sentence. It shows the big and the most important point the main idea of the topic sentence.

All of the elements of the paragraph have to have coherent thoughts that are developed in order fro, one sentence to the next and the paragraph will be a good paragraph.

      There are seven types of paragraph development:

•  Narration

Narration is a piece of writing that tells a story of an evennt or expirience. It is usually easy and fun to write. When write a narration, usually we tell the story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. In the narration reveals something of importance to you, includes all of the major events of the story (introduction-climax-resolution), uses details to bring the story to life and presents the events in a clear order, usually according to when it happened.

• Exposition

Based on the source which I have already read before, exposition is a paragraph which arrange the sentence based on the importance or logical order. But rather similar with narrative and descriptive paragraph.

• Definition

Definition paragraph is the introductory sentence of the paragraph is definition sentence of the main idea of the topic. When define the topic of the paragraph we may not use dictionary meaning. But we must use world meaning to make the story to life and all readers able to understand the term.

• Description

Description paragraph is a paragraph which descripe about something (think about intersting people, favorite place you have been. And think about an object you know a lot about). Description paragraph writing uses sensory details (sensory detail that appeal to the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and feeling) to paint a mental picture of a person, thing, place, or event. By description paragraph we can inform a reader about something (place, event, object, subject), we can share an experience, give a report (event report or journey report) and also we can entertain a reader.

• Comparison

Comparison paragraph shows 2 information about something in the same time by comparing both of the objects. Based on the example of the source the paragraph campares between Lylod beach and O’Leno. The paragraph compare the condition in lylod beach and O’leno point by point. The first point which is compared between Lylod Beach and O’Leno is the criteria of both of the place. The second point is about the condition of both of the place and many more.

•   Process Analysis

The paragraph exlpains and analyzes how or show a the steps in a process. It usually uses transitinal signals first, second, then, next, finally. According the example of the source the topic is how to put up a particular brand of tent.

•  Persuasion

Explaining and analyzing topic to try to make others do something or to argue for an opinion. Persuasion paragraph can persuade someone to change their mind to do something.

Warning !      

I get trouble when I am understanding about exposition paragraph. Because there are some criteia of the paragraph which are same with description and narration paragraph. May be Miss Vita or you all guys can give me some explanations and examples  about this. I write the reflection according my understanding  after read the source.