English Composition I

WELCOME BACK !!  The narrative paragraph This week we learned that the narrative paragraph is used to tell a story. To create a narrative paragraph, it is necessary to follow a sequence of action, that is, there should be a clear beginning, middle and end of the paragraph. This paragraph is like the descriptive one, however, this type of narrative paragraph allows the readers to identify on their own all parts of the text. Connectors are important because they allow the text to have a better flow of ideas and give it sequence .  These types of paragraphs tell a story. Also, narrative paragraphs are used in fiction to narrate unfolding events, but also describe a sequence of actual activities.  When narrative paragraphs resemble fiction, the writer has greater freedom to write in the style of preference. You can use the narrative style in the first person, or you can tell a story from a non-personal point of view. The narrative paragraph usually contains: ·    ...

TYPE OF PARAGRAPHS : DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH This week I learned that there are four types of paragraphs: Descriptive, persuasive, narrative and expository.  During the class we focused on talking about the descriptive paragraph.     DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH For this type of paragraph, it is important to use adjectives so that the reader can better imagine and understand what they are reading. It helps to create a mental image using adjectives.  The descriptive paragraph, describes and shows the reader what a thing, person or place looks like, therefore, it is important to choose well the words to use. It usually appeals to the five senses of touch, sight, sound, smell, and taste.  When the information is detailed, it makes it easier for the reader to use his imagination, if the description is incredibly detailed and specific, the mental picture will be clearer.  When we write descriptive paragraphs, there is a specific pre-writing technique, and it is necessa...

Welcome to my blog! COHESION AND COHERENCE This week we continue studying how to write our paragraphs in a better way and that they have unity and coherence. We also studied the words that allows to make the transition between ideas. When we already have an established sentence, it is important that we shape it or restructure it so that it has cohesion and coherence.  Cohesion is important because it gives a sense of flow to the text and allows the reader to understand better about what we are talking. When a piece of writing is coherent, it does not contain radical changes that leave the reader with the feeling that the idea is not finalized. A coherent writing links the previous idea with the new one, providing clarity in the text.   Coherence means that the entire text must make sense, if the ideas are confused or cut off, it is necessary to rewrite them so that the whole writing has harmony and meaning.  TRANSITION WORDS To achieve a coherent and cohesive paragraph,...

 Welcome back to my blog! PARAGRAPHS This week I learned how to write paragraphs effectively. Paragraphs are groups of sentences that are related and contain one main idea. The purpose of paragraphs is to focus on a point, in other words, to develop an idea. It is important to understand that the length of the paragraph depends on what the writer wants to communicate through the text, therefore the length of the paragraph may vary.  Part of the paragraphs: TOPIC SENTENCE It is the most general sentence of the paragraph, usually the first sentence and contains the main idea in a limited way.   SUPPORTING SENTENCES These sentences are important because they explain the main topic, contain data that support the main idea of the paragraph.   Support sentences may contain:  Facts: these are proofs that support the main idea.    Details: They can be more specific experiences of something or someone.  Examples: They can be personal or someone else's e...