Inisiasi 2 Reading II Universitas Terbuka .2.pptx

Reading Paragraph patterns

1. Material 2 Paragraph Patterns

2. In this Session ... … we go further than just discussing words and sentences like in Session 1. We are about to discuss paragraph .

3. What is a paragraph?

4. 3 paragraph patterns that you will learn in this Topic: Narrative paragraph Descriptive paragraph Argumentative paragraph

5. 1. Narrative paragraph When you read a story related with an experience, you read a narrative . Narrative describes a sequence of events . The purpose of narrative is storytelling .

6. 1.1 Narration element When you read a story, you can easily notice its elements like: Character (ex: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, etc.) Settings of the story (ex: in London, Jakarta before dawn, etc.) Plot/sequence of events

7. 1.2 Example:

8. 2. Descriptive paragraph When you read a paragraph which describes how something looks (object, person, place), it is a descriptive paragraph . The main objective of this kind of paragraph is to bring an object, a person, or a place to life for the readers .

9. Interesting details are needed in this paragraph . The author chooses words to describe: - Sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and feelings so readers can imagine the scene being described. …

10. 2.1 Vivid vs Vague Language To help readers get better descriptions of a person, a place, or an object ... A writer can use vivid language instead of vague language

11. Take a look at this comparison ...

12. 2.2 Example:

13. 3. Argumentative Paragraph When a paragraph is: … trying to convince/persuade you of an idea/opinion, it is called argumentative paragraph. … trying to make you take action against something, it is called argumentative paragraph.

14. 3.1 Logical Reasoning Logical reasoning is logic behind the writer’s reason. Argumentative must be logical . There are 2 kinds of reasoning: a. Inductive b. Deductive

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16. 3.2 Paragraph Organization Argumentative usually has the following organization : 1. Introduction – an author provides a statement 2. Reasons – to make the statement reasonable, the author provides explanation, facts, example, etc. 3. Conclusion (optional)– restates the initial premise in the introduction

17. Example: