Paragraph writing is akin to essay working. But it is not just essay writing in a small compass. A paragraph is not a mini-Essay, it is something else. An essay demands a somewhat complete treatment of a subject or topic. It has a formal beginning called Introduction, and a formal ending called Conclusion. A Paragraph needs neither.
A Paragraph begins at once. It jumps straight away into the subject, The opening sentence of a Paragraph may be introductory. but is not a formal Introduction. Often the first sentence contains the theme itself. No doubt it is the most natural position for announcing the theme. But a Paragraph can do without any such introductory statement.
A Paragraph is more business-like than an Essay. It never aims at a comprehensive treatment of all the points, and never bothers to be exhaustive. In fact, a Paragraph or who cannot cope with more than one or two salient points.
What is essential is that the Paragraph (which includes all the sub- paragraphs in i) should be written in a coherent way. A few loose, logically disjoined sentences will not make a good Paragraph. Whatever is said in a Paragraph must be said compactly and lucidly. Good examples may be taken from newspaper reportage. A Paragraph is a connected whole. It consists of a series of sentences connected with one another by the main theme. The Paragraph explains, illustrates and elaborates one central theme. The unity of a Paragraph "implies a sustained purpose, and forbids digressions and irrelevant matter" (Bain). The topic of the Paragraph may be Descriptive or Narrative or Reflective. Sometimes a topic is both Descriptive and Reflective, or both Descriptive and Narrative. In any case, the unity in the writing of a Paragraph should be maintained.
Students will be asked to write one or two or three Paragraphs on topics of common experience. They are generally treated objectively. But some times may allow some personal touch. An eye-witness account of an event may be subjective or objective. The paragraphs in a newspaper are usually objective, factual and impersonal.
Paragraph writing needs practice. A student has to write within the given word limits. The examples given below are mostly within the range of 150 and 250 words. Two, three or four paragraphs form the usual pattern. These paragraphs really form part of one big Paragraph.
A Paragraph begins at once. It jumps straight away into the subject, The opening sentence of a Paragraph may be introductory. but is not a formal Introduction. Often the first sentence contains the theme itself. No doubt it is the most natural position for announcing the theme. But a Paragraph can do without any such introductory statement.
A Paragraph is more business-like than an Essay. It never aims at a comprehensive treatment of all the points, and never bothers to be exhaustive. In fact, a Paragraph or who cannot cope with more than one or two salient points.
What is essential is that the Paragraph (which includes all the sub- paragraphs in i) should be written in a coherent way. A few loose, logically disjoined sentences will not make a good Paragraph. Whatever is said in a Paragraph must be said compactly and lucidly. Good examples may be taken from newspaper reportage. A Paragraph is a connected whole. It consists of a series of sentences connected with one another by the main theme. The Paragraph explains, illustrates and elaborates one central theme. The unity of a Paragraph "implies a sustained purpose, and forbids digressions and irrelevant matter" (Bain). The topic of the Paragraph may be Descriptive or Narrative or Reflective. Sometimes a topic is both Descriptive and Reflective, or both Descriptive and Narrative. In any case, the unity in the writing of a Paragraph should be maintained.
Students will be asked to write one or two or three Paragraphs on topics of common experience. They are generally treated objectively. But some times may allow some personal touch. An eye-witness account of an event may be subjective or objective. The paragraphs in a newspaper are usually objective, factual and impersonal.
Paragraph writing needs practice. A student has to write within the given word limits. The examples given below are mostly within the range of 150 and 250 words. Two, three or four paragraphs form the usual pattern. These paragraphs really form part of one big Paragraph.
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