Paragraph Development by Martin L. Arnaudet
Paragraph Development A Guide for Students of English Second Edition
Paragraph Development
Summary
The 2/E of Paragraph Development, while maintaining the same basic approach to writing which has made it a best selling text, includes new features such as, peer-consultation and evaluation of writing, proof reading and a choice of general academic writing topics.
Paragraph Development Summary
Table of Contents
1 THE TOPIC SENTENCE
Paragraph Unity
The Paragraph
Indentation
Length
Topic versus Topic Sentence
Paragraph Unity
2 SUPPORTING TOPIC SENTENCES
Examples, Details, Anecdotes, Facts, and Statistics
Examples
Structures of Exemplification
The Paragraph in an Academic Setting:
Answering Essay Questions
Details
Anecdotes
Facts and Statistics
3 ENUMERATION
Enumeration
Enumerators
Listing Signals
Group 1 versus Group 2: Sentence Structure
Ascending versus Descending Order
Ascending Order
Descending Order
4 TYPES OF ENUMERATION
Process and Chronology
Process
Enumerators
Listing Signals
Time Clues, Repetition, and Pronoun Reference
Time Clues
Repetition and Pronoun Reference
Chronological Order
Listing Signals
Time Clues
5 CAUSE AND EFFECT
Cause-Effect Development: Focus on Effect
Cause-Effect Development: Structural Signals
Cause-Effect Development: Focus on Cause
Cause-Effect Development: Chain Reaction
6 COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
Comparison
Structures of Comparison
Contrast
Structures of Contrast
Methods of Contrast
Additional Comments on the Topic Sentence
Comparison and Contrast
7 DEFINITION
The Formal Definition
Structures of Definition
The Extended Definition
Problems in Definition
The Circular Definition
The Overextended Definition
The Overrestricted Definition
The Stipulated Definition
8 FROM PARAGRAPH TO COMPOSITION
Expanding a Paragraph
Controlling Idea versus Topic Sentence
Mixing Methods of Paragraph Development
Additional information
GOR003869430
9780136485025
0136485022
Paragraph Development by Martin L. Arnaudet
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pearson Education (US)
19900801
208
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