实用阶梯英语—写作教程 unit 2 Paragraph Paragraph Structure.pptVIP

尚辅网 尚辅网 Objectives Students are expected to (1) know the definition and the structure of an English paragraph (2) know what a good paragraph should be like (3) form sound habit of writing united and coherent paragraphs in English. * * 尚辅网 Unit 2 : Paragraph Paragraph Structure 尚辅网 尚辅网 Are you extrovert, or introvert? Warm-up Activity: Getting to know each other extrovert: outgoing; confident; often laugh… introvert: shy; reticent; easily feel sad… 尚辅网 Activities: Warm-up Activity: Getting to know each other 1. Find 5 of your schoolmates and interview them about the items written in the form. 2. Figure out the most important features of each schoolmate. Try to use one or two words to describe the features. 3. Describe one of your schoolmates orally. 尚辅网 Warm-up Activity: Getting to know each other Example: My classmate, Rose, is a nice and happy girl. It is easy for her to laugh. Sometimes, she laughs for no reason. And she seldom gets angry or cries. You can often see the smile on her face. Thus, all the students enjoy staying with her. ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ ﹏ 尚辅网 Basic Information about a paragraph What is a paragraph? A group of sentences that develops one central idea. Each sentence of a paragraph should be joined logically and structurally to the one before it. There are usually three parts in a paragraph: the beginning part, the developing part and concluding part. Beginning part— a topic sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph Developing part— the supporting part of a paragraph Concluding part— the closing part of a paragraph 尚辅网 Paragraph unity and paragraph coherence Questions to ask about to determine a well-written paragraph: 1. Do I have a discussable and single point in my topic sentence? 2. Are all the sentences in my paragraph around this point? 3. Do I arrange the sentences in my paragraph in a clear order? 4. Do I use proper pronouns in my paragraph? 5. Do I use proper linking words