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Principles of Paragraph Writing III

The document discusses the different types of paragraphs used in academic writing, including comparison/contrast, cause/effect, classification, process, definition/clarification, and argumentation. It provides examples of topic sentences and supporting sentences for each type of paragraph. The concluding sentence is meant to summarize the information in the paragraph, offer a solution, make a prediction, recommendation, or state a conclusion.

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Principles of Paragraph Writing III

The document discusses the different types of paragraphs used in academic writing, including comparison/contrast, cause/effect, classification, process, definition/clarification, and argumentation. It provides examples of topic sentences and supporting sentences for each type of paragraph. The concluding sentence is meant to summarize the information in the paragraph, offer a solution, make a prediction, recommendation, or state a conclusion.

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Patterns of Organization

&
Concluding Sentence
Types of Paragraph
 Comparison/Contrast


 The qualities that are similar and different between X and Y.
 Cause / Effect
 The major causes of a condition and/or the effects of this condition.
 Classification
 The parts of an object; the logical divisions of a concept.

 Process
 The sequence of steps that should be followed.

 Definition / Clarification
 A definition of words or ideas.

 Argumentation
 An argumentation to support an opinion or idea.
Comparison/Contrast
TS:

 The benefits of using Macbook rather than Windows
computer for UI students.
SS:
 First, Macbook has many programmes which can help
students design paperwork while Windows only has
some of them. Moreover in Windows, the computer
crashed easily if the similar programmes are installed.
 Second, Macbook is user friendly; however, Windows
computer is more complicated.
Comparison/Contrast
TS:

 Young people like Instagram better than Facebook
SS:
Cause / Effect
TS: 
Three developments of a broken heart patient
with the help of songs.
SS:
First, patient can express their feelings easily
through the lyrics of the songs they chose.
Second, patient consumes less medication and
listens to songs as their therapy.
Third, patient can accept their loss faster with
the help of specific songs’ genre.
Cause / Effect
TS: 
 major causes of dirty beach
OR
 bad impacts of dirty beach
SS:
Classification
TS: 
There are three types of broken heart patients.

SS:
First, patients who have the eager to heal
themselves.
Second, patients who let themselves lost in
sadness.
Third, patients who are most likely to do
suicide.
Classification
TS: 
Types of students in university level
SS:
Proccess
TS: 
There are three stages in healing a broken heart
patient.
SS:
First, let a patient express all of their sadness.
Second, help the patient to move on with their
life by doing activities.
Third, the patient will accept their lost and start
to feel happy again.
Proccess
TS: 
Steps to order food via delivery application on
handphone
SS:
Definition / Clarification
TS: 
two reasons a person nickname “Will” turns to
“Bill”.
SS:
First, the sound of [w] is mentioned quickly.
Second, when the [w] sound is mentioned
quickly, a speaker’s lips are closed a little and
makes a similar sound to [b].
Definition / Clarification
TS: 
 organization experience as one of the
consideration in winning exchange program
SS:
Argumentation
TS: 
There are three reasons why prostitution should
be illegalized.
SS:
First, the government can control the
prostitution’s industry development.
Second, prostitution can add the country’s tax.
Third, government can promote and mantain
safe sex in the prostitution industry.
Argumentation
TS: 
Many Jakartans still believe in Ahok for their
next governor
SS:
Concluding sentence

Summarises the material in the paragraph.
Offers a solution to the problem stated in the
paragraph.
Predicts a situation that will result or occur from
the statements made in the paragraph.
Makes a recommendation concerning material
presented in the paragraph.
States a conclusion to information given in the
paragraph.

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