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Exemplification Paragraphs From Chapter 5

The document provides information on exemplification paragraphs, including their structure and purpose. Exemplification paragraphs use specific examples to illustrate and clarify a general statement or idea. They typically have a topic sentence stating the general idea, examples in the body to illustrate and support the topic sentence, and a concluding statement that restates the main point. Transitional words are used to introduce examples, and examples should be in logical order within the paragraph. An exemplification paragraph example is provided to demonstrate these components.

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Exemplification Paragraphs From Chapter 5

The document provides information on exemplification paragraphs, including their structure and purpose. Exemplification paragraphs use specific examples to illustrate and clarify a general statement or idea. They typically have a topic sentence stating the general idea, examples in the body to illustrate and support the topic sentence, and a concluding statement that restates the main point. Transitional words are used to introduce examples, and examples should be in logical order within the paragraph. An exemplification paragraph example is provided to demonstrate these components.

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Exemplification Paragraphs

What is exemplification?
To clarify general statements like something is good or bad, we use exemplificationthat is we give examples, specific instances that illustrate a general idea.

General Statement
Today is going to be a hard day.

Specific Examples
Today is going to be a hard day because I have a history test in the morning and a lab quiz in the afternoon. I also have to go to work an hour earlier than usual.

My car is giving me problems.

My car is burning oil and wont start on cold mornings. In addition, I need a new set of tires.

Exemplification Paragraphs
The topic sentence of an exemplification paragraph should state the general idea that you will clarify or explain in the rest of the paragraph. The body of the paragraph (Illustration) should provide the specific examples. Examples should be in a logical order.

The Basic Structure of an Exemplification Paragraph


Topic Sentence__________________________________ Example #1 ____________________________________ ____________________________________________ Example #2____________________________________ ____________________________________________ Example #3____________________________________ ____________________________________________ Concluding Statement _____________________________ ____________________________________________

Transitional Words for Exemplification


from page 102
For example For instance One exampleanother example Also In addition Finally

Heres An Example!
There are several kinds of annoying people at the movie theater. One example of an annoying movie-goer is the person who comes in twenty minutes into the movie and makes a lot of noise trying to find their friends. They then have to practically sit in your lap to get by you to sit next to their friends. Another example of annoying movie behavior is people who use their phones during a movie. People think that just because their phones are on vibrate, they are being polite. But everyone can hear a phone vibrate, and then, even worse, some people text during a movie. The light is really bright and distracting. I was once in a movie and the woman behind me answered her phone and had a full-on conversation right in the middle of a scene where one of the characters was dying! Finally, another annoying person at the movies is the kind of person who talks through the whole thing. Sometimes people talk to the characters as if they can actually hear them; this happens more than usual in horror movies when people try to warn the characters about trouble ahead. Other times, people talk to their friends during the movie, saying things like, Wait, what just happened? or Can you believe that? All of these movie-goers are really annoying to be in a theater with because they make it hard to focus on the movie. People need to realize that if they want to be on their own schedule, or talk on the phone, or talk to their friends, they should watch movies at home.

Now, in groups
You are going to do Practice 5-2 on page 103-104!

Exemplification Paragraph Checklist


Does the topic sentence clearly state the main idea of your paragraph? Do all your examples support your topic sentence? Have you used enough examples? Have you used appropriate transitional words and phrases? Have you put commas after the transitional words or phrases that introduce your examples? Have you included a concluding statement that sums up your paragraphs main idea?

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