Unit 5: The Paragraph
When you complete this unit, you will be able to identify the purpose of a paragraph, explain how a paragraph is structured, and recognize the different functions of a paragraph. |
In "Unit Five: The Paragraph," we begin by discussing the purpose of a paragraph. We will look at the Aristotelian Rhetorical Triangle to understand how the writer, the reader, and the message all connect to determine the paragraph's purpose. Once we have discussed the purposes of a paragraph, we will look at the key components of a paragraph's structure. Finally, we will discuss some ideas for content development within a paragraph. We will look at four different functions of a paragraph—definition, comparison, description, and analysis—in order to understand how we can develop our thoughts and ideas in paragraph form.
Work your way through the following three modules. Consisting of content, practice, and review, each module will answer a series of three questions:
1. What are paragraphs?
2. Why do paragraphs matter?
3. How do paragraphs work?
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Click here to explore the content in Module 1: Paragraph Purpose.