PRESENTATION

PARAGRAPH

A paragraph is composed of a group of sentences expressing one central idea. It is complete in itself and also a subdivision or part of something larger such as a composition. Paragraphs help to break up large chunks of text and make the content easier for readers to digest. They guide the reader through your argument by focusing on one main idea or goal. However, knowing how to write a good, well-structured paragraph can be little tricky, but the practice could change it all.

There are different types of paragraph that help writers and readers to understand and distinguish the message they want to convey. Some types of paragraph are the following:

• Illustration paragraph
• Narration paragraph
• Description paragraph
• Process paragraph
• Definition paragraph
• Comparison and contrast paragraph
• Classification paragraph
• Cause and effect paragraph 
• Persuasion paragraph.

Below are some examples of each type of paragraphs that were mentioned.

ILLUSTRATION PARAPGRAPH

COLLEGE STUDENT’S PRESSURES

College students face a number of pressures. For instance, many students have to deal with peer pressure. This can be most challenging when students enter to college because fellow classmates and friends around campus can be an enormous influence and interfere with student’s learning process. This can also cause falling courses, loosing of self-esteem, and even worse, giving up to study. Some students also have to manage a job at the same time they take care of their studies; this can be stressful and frustrating. Some others have to face many financial pressures. For example, the majority has to pay college on their own, and it could leave them in debt for a long time. Another example of financial pressure is to support a family while studying. This is extremely difficult, especially when the family is big, and the student is the only person who has a job. Being a college student can be the gateway to success, but it involves dealing with many pressures and difficult circumstances.

NARRATION PARAGRAPH

MY FAVORITE FAMILY TRIP

One of my favorite family trips was when I went to “La puntilla” beach. I had the opportunity to know the sea, spend time with my family, and feel the sand on my feet and my hands, but most of all enjoy every moment of that special day. I was eight, and this amazing trip was a surprise for me because my family from the United States had come to my house some days before, and I did not know that they had planned this for me. When the day came, we started the trip very early because we wanted to spend a long time in the beach. After that when we were going to the beach we got lost for a while because the driver did not remember the way. Fortunately, some minutes later he recognized the way and we arrived to the beach. The first thing I did was to walk close to the sea and felt the soft sand. Later, I made some sand castles with my father and siblings, and we spent all the day there until the late afternoon. Finally, we came back home and everything was magnificent and unforgettable.

DESCRIPTION PARAGRAPH

A PLACE I WON’T FORGET

Cerro Verde is a great place to rest and relax. It is a beautiful park with very nice trails, shaded by the most diverse species of plants and trees. Its temperature is pleasant because it is always cool and mist can be seen. Cerro Verde has a wonderful orchid garden and spectacular viewpoints where people can admire the majesty of the volcanoes Izalco and Santa Ana. On the top of the viewpoints people can also appreciate the lake Coatepeque, which is one of the most visited places around El Salvador. It is also an excellent place for bird watching, walking trails, making picnics or just for outdoor games. In the distance a natural landscape and the mist covering the whole place can be seen. Cerro verde is a place where people can breathe fresh air and spend a great time with family or friends. 

PROCESS PARAGRAPH

MY FAVORITE DISH, EASY TO PREPARE

Making chicken breasts stuffed with ham and mozzarella cheese is not a difficult task. Before you get started you will need the following ingredients: nine boneless chicken breasts, half pound of mozzarella cheese, half pound of ham, five envelops of chicken soup, garlic powder, black pepper, oil, margarine, and finally some pieces of aluminum foil. The first step is to mix the chicken soup, garlic powder, oil and black pepper in a container in order to prepare the seasoning. After that you need to start filleting chicken breasts in thin slices and marinate the chicken breasts in the seasoning you prepared before (leave the chicken breasts in the seasoning for fifteen minutes). While you have that going, start cutting squares of aluminum foil. Afterward put a chicken breast in a square of aluminum foil; then, put the cheese and the ham and roll it up (repeat this process until you finish the chicken breasts). Then, put the chicken rolls on a pan for approximately twenty minutes. Finally, all you need to do is to unroll the chicken rolls, serve them on a dish and enjoy them. This dish is quick easy and delicious for me.

DEFINITION PARAGRAPH

SELF-ESTEEM

Self-esteem can be defined as the way people manage their thoughts, feelings, and opinions about themselves. Patterns of self-esteem start very early in life, and once people reach adulthood is harder to make changes of how they see and define themselves. For example, if people since childhood have experienced heartbreak, loneliness, depression, sadness, and verbal or physical aggression, they may eventually develop low self-esteem which will cause people become insecure and hesitate about their abilities. A different example of patterns of self-esteem would be if people since childhood have experienced love, understanding, support, success, and happiness, they may develop high self-esteem which is very acceptable in the right amount. Parents and caregivers also play an important role in the building of self-esteem; they can encourage children to follow this pattern try, fail, try again, fail again, and then finally succeed. Self-esteem is an overall opinion of oneself- how people feel about their abilities and limitations. Self-esteem is how people value themselves. 

DEFINITION SENTENCES

SENTENCE DEFINITION BY CLASS

• Euthanasia is a practice of people to end with their life in a painless manner. 

SENTENCE DEFINITION BY NEGATION

• Teachers do not just teach content, they inspire and teach values.

SENTENCE DEFINITION BY SYNONYM

• Rich means wealthy.

COMPARISON AND CONTRAST PARAGRAPH

SWIMMING  VS. RUNNING

The human body needs to exercise, and swimming and running are two attractive choices to do cardiovascular exercise. The two of them helps your cardiovascular system and also burns calories. Running is a good land sport that boosts your heart rate and your respiratory system; on the other hand, swimming is a good water sport that gives you the same benefits, but also helps you to reduce stress you may have. Both sports will burn calories, with the difference that running for an hour will always burn more calories than swimming for one hour (no matter the speed). The two of them use your body muscles; however, running only use your lower muscles while swimming use all the muscles that your body have. Everyone can run in every place, but when it comes to swim requires preparation for doing it, and a pool. Swimming and running will always be two captivating sports that will help you to become healthier.

CONTRAST PARAGRAPH

TWINS THAT ARE NOT ALIKE

Michelle and Pablo are twins, but they are totally different from physical appearance, personality and lifestyles.  Physically, Michelle has olive skin, straight hair and a round face unlike Pablo who has brown sugar skin, wavy hair and a flat face. Michelle is a bossy and dominant person who likes that the things get done in the way she wants. While Pablo is a modest and a weak person, which is not good because people sometimes take advantages of that. Michelle lives with her family and likes to stay at home eating cereal whenever she can; on the contrary, Pablo rents a house with a friend and likes to go out and have fun in his free time. As a result we can see that not all twins are alike.

CLASSIFICATION PARAGRAPH

TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS

According to the level of people’s activity in social media, users can be divided into the following groups: the online zombie, the daily visitor, the weekender and “I forgot my password” type. The online zombies are obsessed with social media; they are online almost 24/7, and some of them deny the addition that they have. The daily visitors are the ones that check the social media everyday, but not constantly. The weekenders check their social media once or twice a week only when it is necessary. Finally, the “I forgot my password” are the ones that hardly ever use the social media. It is common that people use social media to have fun and to communicate with others, but the important thing here is to make a balance.

CAUSE AND EFFETC PARAGHRAPH

IMPACT OF DOING EXERCISE

Doing exercise is essential to your physical health and wellness. People exercise for many causes one of them is to regulate their weight because the more they exercise, the more their body burns calories; consequently, they will see physical changes in their body, the loss of body fat, and the apparition of muscles. The second cause is to improve mood as being active is one behavioral treatment, and as a result people have absence of depression, and also reduces the stress that they may have. The third cause is to prevent diseases because being active is essential to be healthy, therefore, people’s body will feel better no matter what age they are, they will gain energy and strength. As you can see exercise helps people to feel satisfied in those areas. 

PERSUASION PARAGRAPH

SOCIAL MEDIA IS MAKING TEENAGERS FEELING LONELY

Social media helps people to be in contact with others without being physically close. It creates isolation in the majority of adolescents who are addict to it. Turkle said that the online social world was destroying real communication, dumbing down society, and leading to a society of people that had no idea how to actually function in the real world. Youth now can be in a crowd without communicating with each other, without knowing what is happening around them because they are physically there, but not mentally; as a result teenagers can experiment loneliness even if they are surrounded by people (friends and family) because they have no interaction between them.  That happens if they let the social media consumes their life, if not they will enjoy life and spend grateful time with the loved ones; some may say that it will only happen if teens permit it, but social media creators are working to make it more attractive so many people can fall. In conclusion try to check it only when it’s necessary that way you prevent the loneliness that this will attract.