Paragraphs sweet and simple

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Writing paragraphs: sweet and simple

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David Estrella I., MBA, CELTANovember 2016

Objectives

At the end of this sesión, participants will be able to:

• Write correct topic sentences.

• Write adecuate supporting sentences and details.

• Write good concluding sentences.

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1. Sentences

2. The topic

3. The topic sentence

4. The supporting sentences

5. The concluding sentence

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Contents

Subject + Verb + Direct object + Indirect object

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Sentences


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Sentences

Subject = who does the action


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Sentences

Verb= the action


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Sentences

Direct object = the who or the what of the verb


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Indirect object = the where and when of the verb


Roberto plays soccer in the park on weekends

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Sentences

• The topic sentence is used at the beginning of a

paragraph.

• It tells the reader what you are going to write about in

that paragraph.

• It contains the topic (most general idea) and the

controlling idea (the content of the paragraph)

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Topic Sentence

• Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809.

• Abraham Lincoln, born in 1809, was one of the most

influential politicians in history.

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Topic Sentence

• I am going to talk about cats.

• There are some interesting and curious facts about cats.

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Topic Sentence

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Topic Sentence

Work with a partner and use the topics in the next slide to

write a topic sentence.

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Topic Sentence

the beach cars school ESPOL

accidents good memories family

Holidays expectations Jobs movies

hobbies friends possessions

• Sentences that form the body of the paragraph

• Sentences used to illustrate the topic sentence.

• Sentences that develop the controlling idea.

• You need a minimum of three supporting sentences.

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Supporting sentences

Work with your partner and write three supporting sentences

for the topic sentence you wrote before.

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There are some interesting and curious facts about cats.

1. Cats do not have a sweet tooth.

2. While it is commonly thought that the Egyptians were the first

to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was found in a

9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

3. The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette, also

known as “Astrocat”.

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• Sentences used to exemplify the supporting sentences.

• You can write:

• a personal experience.

• an example

• statistics

• facts

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Details

There are some interesting and curious facts about cats.

Cats do not have a sweet tooth.

Scientists believe cats lost their sense of sweetness due to a mutation in a key taste receptor located in their tongues.

While it is commonly thought that the Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more.

The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette, also known as “Astrocat”.

In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space and fortunately, she survived the trip.

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Work again with your partner and write the details for your

supporting sentence.

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Details

• A concluding sentence indicates that you are bringing closure to

a paragraph.

• it should not include any information that was not discussed in

the paragraph.

• It should start with words like: in conclusion, therefore, as

expressed, overall, as a result, thus, finally, lastly, for this

reason, in general

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Concluding sentence

• Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a

period.

• You can never write a full stop and start a sentence in the

next line.

• You should have, when you finish with your paragraph, a

mínimum of 8 sentences.

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Paragraph example

There are some interesting and curious facts about cats. Cats do nothave a sweet tooth. Scientists believe cats lost their sense of sweetness due to a mutation in a key taste receptor located in their tongues. While it is commonly thought that the Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more. The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette, also known as “Astrocat”. In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space and fortunately, she survived the trip. As expressed cats are pets that have an interesting side to look at too.

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