Types of Paragraph discourse theory
- 1. Types of Paragraph By Kevin Pantoja & Kary Iskandarian EAN University, Discourse Theory.
- 2. ¿What is a Paragraph? The paragraph is a written speech unit consisting of several sentences expressing an idea and end with a full stop. The prayers that comprise it usually share the same topic, and one of them is expressing the main idea.
- 3. TYPES OF PARAGRAPH These are classified according to their content, according to its logical structure and by location
- 4. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Argumentative paragraph: This is the paragraph that presents a thesis (it is a statement whose veracity has been argued and demonstrated or justified in any way) to try to prove or disprove (for or against).
- 5. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Conceptual or definition paragraph: These paragraphs are used to define a term or concept that will be used later, throughout the chapter, article or book. Without these conceptual definitions, the reader understand the author's ideas. That's why they are essential in the writing of a technical or scientific type. There are some texts that are so technical and so complicated, that bring a special chapter devoted to the definition of terms, which they call glossary.
- 6. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Timelines paragraph: are characterized by the way in which information is placed; accommodates as to what happened, that independently of the context that has the paragraph. In this kind of paragraph is expressed, in the order they happened, a series of events.
- 7. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Enumeration paragraph: has an organizing sentence that helps the reader indicating spatial text. This phrase can be prefixed or postponed to an inventory of properties that refer to the same object, idea, or fact. The most common mistakes are: Ignore the phrase organizer, file organizer contradictions between the sentence and the list, repeat the items in the list, sort items indiscriminately and use a different syntactic structure in the items listed.
- 8. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Descriptive Paragraph: describes the object, person, idea or situation that is going to talk. Describing, follow some logical order, going from the general to the particular, from the outer to the inner; if the description is a temporal process, you can go from past to present and vice versa, and so on.
- 9. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Explanatory Paragraph: is a kind of speech that is intended to make available to a reader / receiver any topic in a clear and orderly manner. Therefore, a good exposure requires: • a comprehensive understanding of the topic to be explained, • a progressive and articulate ideas that develop development.
- 10. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Expository Paragraph: is presented objectively facts, ideas and concepts. Its purpose is to report on a given topic, so the author in no way reflects its opinions, thoughts and / or feelings. It is usually written in 3rd person.
- 11. ACCORDING TO THEIR CONTENT Narrative Paragraph: in this count something. That is, the characteristic is that we are related facts that together make up an event or series of events following a temporal order
- 12. ACCORDING TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE Comparative Paragraph: This involves the expression of the similarities or differences between two objects or phenomena
- 13. ACCORDING TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE Paragraph of causation: Presents a fact followed by the reasons that caused it or for the consequences resulting therefrom.
- 14. ACCORDING TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE Paragraph approach and solve a problem: Structured in two parts: The first problem arises, explicitly or evening. In the second solution is exposed, in the same way that the problem
- 15. ACCORDING TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE Paragraph sequence or process: Paragraphs in such a series of events or a process described in some order.
- 16. ACCORDING TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE Deductive Paragraph: Home to Home Idea. Its construction is a generalization of specific cases and then submitted
- 17. ACCORDING TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE Inductive Paragraph: Main Idea at the end. It starts with sentences expressing secondary ideas to reach a generalization, or thematic idea as a conclusion of what has been said.
- 18. ACCORDING TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE Paragraph of conclusion: is used to close a topic or section. It is easy to detect because it starts with expressions such as: in conclusion, in summary, from the above we can conclude that, therefore, and similar
- 19. ACCORDING TO ITS LOCATION Opening Paragraph: This is where you enter the text. Their role is crucial, because in it the author presents the problem posed by the thesis draws the reader's interest, etc. Sometimes it is desirable to leave this paragraph to write it at the end.
- 20. Opening Paragraph: Tipology Phrase or interrogative sentences. This statement raises the issue that will develop the subsequent text. There may be more of a questioning, then the sentence following the first are used to illustrate different aspects of the problem that arises.
- 21. Anecdote. The introduction includes a story, a story whose role is to engage and involve the reader, used to put on record on the issue. Opening Paragraph: Tipology
- 22. Opening Paragraph: Tipology Quote. You may use quotes, as long as they relate to the subject matter hereof.
- 23. ACCORDING TO ITS LOCATION Transition Paragraph: used to be a change in the subject bridge to read the text or to move from one part to another. Use expressions such as consequently, therefore, however, despite the above, while, finally, below, etc.
- 24. ACCORDING TO ITS LOCATION Closing Statement: summarizes the general meaning of the text, giving full meaning round it, and tries to leave a good memory in the reader. Sometimes it can offer conclusions about the topic, offer suggestions or motivate the reader to join the ideas defended by the author. It presents the same type opening paragraph, in this case to summarize or recall the gist of the text.
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