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Methods of Paragraph Development

The document discusses different methods of paragraph development including comparison and contrast, description, and two patterns for comparison and contrast paragraphs: opposing/block pattern and point-by-point/alternating pattern. It provides examples to illustrate asthma vs acute bronchitis using opposing/block pattern, and defines objective and subjective description, giving an example of objective description.

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Methods of Paragraph Development

The document discusses different methods of paragraph development including comparison and contrast, description, and two patterns for comparison and contrast paragraphs: opposing/block pattern and point-by-point/alternating pattern. It provides examples to illustrate asthma vs acute bronchitis using opposing/block pattern, and defines objective and subjective description, giving an example of objective description.

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Methods of Paragraph Development

Comparison and Contrast

Comparison and Contrast


The writer can use comparison if he/she wants to show some similarities with the given ideas. On the other hand, the writer can use contrast if he/she wants to point out differences in ideas.

Two Patterns
Opposing or Block Pattern
Point-by-Point Organization or Alternating Pattern

Opposing or Block Point-by-Point Organization Pattern or Alternating Pattern


All Thethe characteristics characteristics of Subjects of Subject AA and areBexplained are fully beforealternately; elucidated the characteristics the first of characteristic Subject B are of discussed. Subject A is The discussed block method fully, followed works well by the if you are writing about elaboration of the more first characteristic than two subjects also of or if your topic Subject B. Then is complicated. the second characteristic of Subject A is discussed fully after which the second characteristic of Subject B is also taken up fully, and so on.

Example
Asthma and acute bronchitis are both disease and disorders of the respiratory system. However, asthma is a breathing problem that makes it more difficult to get air in and out of his/her lungs. Unlike acute bronchitis is an infection of the bronchial tree (made up of tubes that carry air to lungs). Both disease which affect the respiratory tract. Both range from trivial to life - threatening.

Description

Description
It attempts to put into words the picture or image of the subject.
It appeals to the five senses: sense of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste.

Two Types According to Purpose


Objective Description

Subjective Description

Objective SubjectiveDescription Description


Aims to inform; give pleasure henceor it to is factual. elicit special feeling or reactions; hence it is subjective and evocative It on the physical aspect and appeals to in focused language. intellect. Physical description develops a picture by Often identifying employed the inshapes, narratives, materials, poetryposition, and a time in expository and functions discourses. of its subject.

Example
Filtration is a nonselective, passive process. The filtrate that is formed is essentially blood plasma without blood proteins. Both proteins and blood cells are normally too large to pass through the filtration membrane, and when either of these appear in the urine, it is a pretty fair bet that there is some problem with the glomerular filters. As long as the systemic blood pressure is normal, filtrate will be formed. If arterial blood pressure drops too low, the glomerular pressure becomes inadequate to force substances out of the blood into the tubules, and filtrate formation stops.

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