Different Patterns of Paragraph Development

The following sentences are part of a paragraph of which are presented in scrambled order. Carefully read the sentence and decide the best order in which to put the parts so they form a well-organized paragraph

Apply what you've learned on Steps in Writing a Simple Paragraph.

• These are the reasons why deforestation is a serious environmental issue.

• There are many reasons why deforestation is considered a devastating environmental issue.

• Deforestation is the cutting or the removal of trees for agricultural, mining, or urbanization purposes.

• Also, it disregards greenhouse gases which contribute to global warming.

• Despite its good intention, it has led to environmental problems such as soil erosion, flooding, and loss of habitats for the animals and plants.

What pattern of paragraph development is used in the paragraph?

• cause and effect

• compare and contrast

• giving details

• giving examples

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

‘Vlogs are different from blogs.’ Which pattern of paragraph development best fits given the topic sentence?

• cause and effect

• compare/contrast

• definition

• exemplification

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What pattern of paragraph development is used in the paragraph?

• cause and effect

• comparison/contrast

• exemplification

• definition

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

In writing a paragraph, you have to summarize your topic sentence and supporting sentences with a concluding sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2