PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT

• Different modes of paragraph development:

  • Narration
  • Description
  • Example
  • Definition
  • Process Analysis
  • Classification / Division
  • Comparison / Contrast
  • Cause / Effect
  • Problem / Solution
• It is a useful tool for sequencing or putting details and information into some kind of logical order, usually chronological. Its purpose it to tell a story or relate an event.

  Narration
• The purpose of this is to recreate, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture that which is being described. It is heavily based on sensory details; sight, sound, smell, feel, and taste.

  Description
• It is common and used in all kinds of situations.

  Example
• It moves beyond a dictionary to deeply examine a word or concept as we actually use and understand it.

  Definition
• This is considered as a "how-to" instruction and it shows how an existing problem came to be, or how it might be solved, by following a clear series of steps.

  Process analysis
• It helps readers to understand a complex topic by focusing on its smaller parts.

  Classification / Division
• This focuses on the similarities and differences between things. It aims to show that one item is superior to another, based on a set of evaluations included as part of the writing

  Comparison / Contrast
• It offers an explanation of why that sequence matters. It is powerful when the author can provide its relationship that the reader wasn't expecting, and as a result see the situation in a new light.

  Cause / Effect
• Its task is to clearly identify a problem and then provide a logical, practical solution for that problem.

  Problem / Solution