EF5/6 Paragraphs

sentences
Simple
SV

Compound
SV  SV
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Complex
adverb cl
adjective cl
noun cl

Those are all the sentence styles in English. Those are enough for high school, for college, for jobs.
Doesn't have to be any fancier than that.

Variety! Mix it up. Actively mix them up.
Be aware of the styles you are writing.

Paragraphs
- academic - school, high school, college, university
- Grade 10, 11, 12 - you'll know what to do

Paragraph structure

Topic sentence - introduction to the paragraph, first sentence, one sentence - tell the topic, tell the controlling idea

topic
controlling idea - opinion
predictor - gives a brief reason why

Should marijuana be legal?

Topic sentence:
Marijuana should not be legal because it affects our society in a negative way.

Marijuana should be legal because it brings great benefits to people who need it and is a relatively harmless drug.

Begin with a topic sentence. A topic sentence has TOPIC, CONTROLLING IDEA, and PREDICTOR


Topic sentence

4-5 supporting sentences, body sentences
explain your opinion
give examples
give details

Concluding sentence - restate the Topic sentence, end with a concluding thought

Topic Sentence
Body (4-5 sentences)
Concluding Sentence



Four kinds of paragraphs, modes of writing
1. Narrative writing - tells a story
2. Descriptive writing - describe, descriptive language, adjectives, descriptive words
Appeal to the 5 senses: hearing, smell, touch, taste, sight
3. Process/Expository writing- show how to do something, teach it, explain how it works
4. Persuasive writing - persuade, convince, explain your opinion, try to get the other person to agree

OTHER MODES OF WRITING
5. Compare/contrast - 



WtC Model paragraph 1&2Narrative - telling a story, chronological, in order of time, form the beginning to the end

Topic sentence
Detail sentences
Concluding sentence

WtC Model paragraph 3
Descriptive - organized physically, top to bottom, side to side, head to tail, 


a wrinkled forehead
eye bags