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Paragraph Blueprints
Describing or Analyzing a Process
Topic Sentence: Process name and importance Body: Steps in the process, arranged in sequential order Listing of tools and/or materials Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Conclusion: Summary, restatement of importance
Writing About Causes
Topic Sentence: Statement of effect and overview of causes Body: Causes, arranged in chronological or climax order Cause 1 Cause 2 Cause 3 Conclusion: Restatement of effect, summary of causes, call for action
Writing About Effects
Topic Sentence: Statement of cause of overview of effects Body: Effects, arranged in chronological or climax order Effect 1 Effect 2 Effect 3 Conclusion: Restatement of cause, summary of effects, call for action
Classifying Information
Topic Sentence: Overview of categories and statement of criterion Body: Explanation of categories, with examples, arranged in some logical order Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Conclusion: Restatement of overview and interpretation of categories
Comparion/Contrast “Whole-to-Whole”
Topic Sentence: Introduction of two topics to be compared Body: Examination of topics, first one and then the other Topic 1: Point A Point B Point C Topic 2 Point A Point B Point C Conclusion: Evaluation of topics compared
Comparison/Contrast “Part-to-Part”
Topic Sentence: Introduction of two topics to be compared Body: Examination of each point, first with one topic and then with the other Point A: Topic 1 Topic 2 Point B: Topic 1 Topic 2 Point C: Topic 1 Topic 2 Conclusion: Evaluation of topics compared
Writing an Argument
Topic Sentence : Names the subject and states your point of view Body : Includes necessary explanations of the problem, reasons for the problems, and sufficient details. Point A Reason Support Point B Reason Support Point C Reason Support Conclusion: Call to action, restatement of importance of topic, summary of reasons from Meyers, Alan. Writing with Confidence: Writing Effective Sentences and Paragraphs. 6th^ ed. New York: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 2000.
