Paragraph Development InQuizitive

Which of the following are good reasons to begin a new paragraph?

Good reason to signal a new speaker (in dialogue) to emphasize an idea to introduce a new subject or idea to give readers a needed pause --------- Not a good reason N/A

The following paragraph on the cost of maggot therapy is taken from a report by Jason Hasler. Select the topic sentence of the paragraph.

The cost associated with maggot therapy has been another setback for widespread implementation of MDT [maggot debridement therapy]

A thesis statement must always be the last sentence of an opening paragraph.

False

Below is the first sentence of a paragraph taken from a report by Frankie Schembri about the science of popcorn. As a reader, how do you expect the rest of this paragraph to continue? But what propels the kernel, with what Virot and Ponomarenko (2015) called "all the grace of a seasoned gymnast," into the air as it pops?

I would expect the rest of the paragraph to explain the process of what causes the popcorn kernel to jump in the air as it pops

Consider the following thesis from a paper arguing for disability theater: "Representation—how we portray ourselves and are portrayed by others—is incredibly important to all groups of people, but especially to people with disabilities."—Brianna Schunk, "Come Look at the Freaks" Which of the following topic sentences are likely to belong in the paper, and which are unlikely to belong?

Likely to belong Disability, until recently, has rarely been studied through the lens of culture. Some actors and directors worry that in casting people with disabilities in disabled roles they face "typecasting" them, an idea that stems from years of stereotyping characters with disabilities. Disability theatre is about making theatre for and with people who have disabilities. -------------------- Unlikely to belong Disability sports programs help eliminate stereotypes about people with disabilities.

The following passage is taken from a memoir by Kendell Hardison: The other actors looked concerned, but I waved them off. It wouldn't be long now. Darkness fell again. I stared at the door, desperately willing it to open. It did. The stage manager slipped back in. Empty handed. I was at her side in an instant. "What happened?" I demanded as softly as I could. "Could you not find it? It's on the left side if you're facing the door—" But she just shook her head. "I couldn't even get in," she whispered. "Both of the doors to the office are locked." Which of the following strategies is Hardison using?

Narrating

A student decides to end her paper by discussing ways to avoid reinjuring her ACL after surgery. Which of the following sentences would work well as a topic sentence for her closing paragraph, and which would work well as supporting sentences?

Topic sentence--- No matter which surgery option you choose, knowing how to prevent ACL injury after your surgery will be important to your long-term knee health. -- Supporting sentences--- You should also be sure to follow your doctor's and therapist's instructions about when to put weight on your knee. Attending your physical therapy appointments regularly can ensure proper healing and prevent reinjury. Returning to sports too soon can put you at risk for reinjury.

Developing a paragraph means providing enough good details to fill out and support the point of the paragraph.

True

Occasionally, a paragraph may not need a topic sentence.

True

Paragraphs are considered coherent when readers can follow your train of thought.

True

A student is reviewing a classmate's draft for a peer response activity. Which of the following questions are useful to ask to determine whether the paragraphs in the draft are unified?

Useful Does every sentence in each paragraph relate to the same point? Depending on the genre, does each paragraph have a topic sentence that announces the main point of the paragraph? Does each paragraph focus on one point? -------------------- Not useful Does each paragraph have 5 to 7 sentences?

Select the topic sentence in the following paragraph, taken from Liz Moore's literary analysis of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper."

While many people think of abuse as physical harm, the more common, and insidious, version is emotional manipulation resulting in mental abuse.

The following sentence is taken from a textual analysis written by Reyna M. Coronado: Unlike the many World War II posters portraying women's efforts as vital to winning the war, there were also posters warning of the dangers women overseas could pose to men. Which of the following is likely the focus of the paragraph that comes right before this sentence?

posters proclaiming the importance of women's efforts during World War II

There are a number of ways to structure a paragraph that compares and contrasts, ways, including shifting back and forth between each item point by point, making an analogy, and covering all the details about one item and then all the details about the other. This approach is sometimes called the ______.

the block method

Match each transition word to the type of transition it signals to readers.

to show sequence moreover, furthermore to show causes and effects hence, therefore

Which of the following are possible strategies for developing a paragraph?

A development strategy analyzing cause and effect narrating classifying and dividing comparing and contrasting explaining a process defining using examples describing ------ Not a development strategy including a transition stating a thesis including a topic sentence

The following paragraph is taken from an argument by Alex Weiss about virtual stealing in video games. The author wants to use the strategy of repetition to make this paragraph more coherent. Fill in the blank to complete the passage with the most appropriate word or words. EVE is one of the few MMOs that encourage players to use real money to purchase in-game currency, called isk, which in turn is used to build highly desirable objects in the virtual world. It is also the only game that actively allows thievery in the context of the game world. In fact, player satisfaction in___________is based on taking chances and risking everything you've spent time building up. For instance, as Kotaku details, in 2010 pirates destroyed a ship that another player had filled with six years' worth of in-game subscription renewals. At the time, the six years' worth of play was valued at more than one thousand dollars in real money through EVE's rather complicated financial system.

EVE

A student is working on an evaluation about technical tools for writers. They receive feedback on their first draft indicating that they need to develop their ideas further. How might the student further develop a paragraph arguing that AI editing tools can help students edit their writing? Which development strategies would be effective and which would be ineffective?

Effective development strategies The student could discuss specific examples of how AI editing tools might help students. The student could classify and divide different types of AI editing tools. ------------------------------------ Ineffective development strategies The student could use different language to restate their point.

Which of the following questions are helpful to consider as you check a draft for coherence?

Helpful questions Does each sentence in each paragraph flow smoothly into the next? Does each paragraph flow smoothly into the next? Where are transitions needed? ---- Unhelpful questions Are commas in the right places?

Which of the following questions are helpful to consider as you check a draft for effective paragraphs?

Helpful questions-- Does the opening paragraph catch readers' attention as appropriate for your rhetorical situation? How else might you begin? Do the paragraphs all focus on one main point? Does the concluding paragraph provide a satisfactory ending? How else might you conclude? --- Unhelpful questions How is the punctuation?

The following passage is taken from an argument by Sarah Dzubay. Select the sentence that uses a transition to signal a contrast.

However, when the levels of vaccination drop below this threshold level, diseases can come back with a vengeance, just as the measles have begun to.

The following paragraph is the opening of an argument by Jada Jones about racial disparities in maternal mortality rates: Wet tears glide down the man's cheeks as he calms the screams of his daughter's voice. The father curls his daughter closer into his arms and kisses her forehead as she begins to fall asleep. From a bystander's perspective, this might be viewed as a common exchange between a father and daughter, but this is no ordinary scenario. In the hospital's waiting room, the father paces, and tears continue to fall down his cheeks as he sways his sleeping daughter side to side in his arms. To an outsider, it might look as if the father is crying tears of joy because of the birth of his first child. Unfortunately, his tears are tears of sadness, because his wife, who is African American, has just become another statistic. The father is weeping, because ten minutes ago he has received the news that his wife died after she gave birth to their daughter, Hope. Which of the following strategies is used in the opening paragraph to engage readers and provide some indication of what is to come?

brief anecdote or story

The following paragraph is taken from an argument by Jada Jones. Select the sentence or sentences that use the strategy of analyzing cause and effect. Because health care facilities are administering low-quality care to Black women, many feel as if their pregnancy is less important and that their medical needs are not being taken seriously. P.R. Lockhart gives two examples of implicit bias: "The young Florida mother-to-be whose breathing problems were blamed on obesity when in fact her lungs were filling with fluid and her heart was failing. The Arizona mother whose anesthesiologist assumed she smoked marijuana because of the way she did her hair." These examples represent a few Black women whose complaints of pain or other symptoms were ignored, with fatal or near-fatal results.

Because health care facilities are administering low-quality care to Black women, many feel as if their pregnancy is less important and that their medical needs are not being taken seriously

Your roommate leaves you a note about the smoke alarm. Select the transition words your roommate uses in their response. I did what you said to do, but it didn't work. Instead, the beeping just got louder! So I called the landlord, who said the alarm itself must be faulty. Then they said they can't replace it until next week. :-(This situation made me think of something else, too: the dryer's making a weird sound. Uggh!

So but instead Then Too

Based on the following first sentence of a paragraph taken from a literary analysis by Krithika Shrinivas, what do you think the rest of the paragraph will aim to do? Although Blanco's and Hughes's poems differ in their interpretation of the river symbol, they both refer to real rivers and geographical divisions to delve into the theme of oppression.

compare the two poems

Watch the following video, then respond to the prompt that follows. A fourth student, Brittany, drafts the following paragraph in response to the sociology prompt. What strategy does Brittany use to develop her main idea? Some children who technically fit the definition of "single-parent child" nevertheless don't think of themselves as such. I was raised by my father since birth, but I was surrounded by aunts and uncles, two of whom lived just a few streets away from me and acted as parents to me. My friend Naseel lost her dad to illness when Naseel was young, and her mom and grandmother have shared the responsibility for raising Naseel ever since, even though the three of them don't live in the same household. As a result, neither Naseel nor I consider ourselves single-parent children.

giving examples

What is shown by the transition in the following sentence, taken from a literacy narrative by Rea Karim? After elementary school, I kept reading.

Time

HANDBOOK PAGE W-5e The following paragraph is the conclusion of a report on sleep by Renae Tingling. Select the portion below that uses the strategy of asking a thought-provoking question. Sleep is a beautiful thing; my experiment is a testament to this. Many of us see it as the easiest and most convenient thing to sacrifice in our journey to academic success. How ironic is it that, as we continue to undermine its significance, sleep can potentially determine whether we achieve that success. It should be mentioned that students often find themselves in situations where valuable hours of sleep are stolen from them by circumstances beyond their control. Whether deliberate or unintentional, lost sleep can take a lot more from us than we bargained for. If I had to summarize what I took from my research, it would be that we as students have fallen for the misconception that less sleep is the only way to stay on top of everything. As a result, we tend to make everything a priority except ourselves. We place getting those extra hours of studying above resting the brain that has to take the exam the following day. At the end of the day, the benefits of a good night's rest are limitless, so ask yourself this: Do I get enough sleep?

At the end of the day, the benefits of a good night's rest are limitless, so ask yourself this: Do I get enough sleep?

The following sentences are taken from a rhetorical analysis by Isabelle Gill. Which of these sentences are likely found in the findings and discussion section of her essay, and which are likely found in the conclusions and implications section?

Findings and discussion - Additionally, there are 54 coded instances of reviewers choosing to include neutral terms that could be considered weakened versions of masculine language—for example, using "plucky" rather than "brave" when adjectives like "courageous," "gutsy," "heroic," or "valiant" could have been chosen. Analysis of word count reinforces this tendency toward negative characterizations—out of the 38 film reviews analyzed, only 9 devote more words to positive descriptions of the characters than negative ones. ------------------------------------- Conclusions and implications - This research could be extended to analyze the portrayal of other female characters in Disney movies as well as media representations of female characters in other kinds of movies. Whether or not Disney heroines should be idols for young girls will most likely remain open to debate; however, researchers and the public cannot ignore gendered misrepresentations of the princesses in film reviews, and should consider the ways in which these misrepresentations influence internal biases or prejudices against the princesses.

A student wrote a paper about cyberloafing, which is the practice of using the internet at work for nonwork tasks. Identify any sentences that stray off topic in the following paragraph.

Employees who cyberloaf on these websites could be less productive at work, as well

A student is revising their draft of an evaluation of a television show. They've written the following topic sentence for a paragraph: "My favorite part of Gentefied is its breakthrough in positive Latino representation." Which of the following sentences likely belong in the paragraph, and which ones do not belong?

Belongs in the paragraph The show lets the country see us [Latinos] as we see ourselves. It is genuinely moving to see an actor previously known for playing a murderous cartel leader on Narcos now play a funny and compassionate neighborhood taquero, taking care of his small business and three grandchildren. ----- Does not belong in the paragraph Millions of Americans have missed their rent payments since the coronavirus pandemic began. Latinos have been disproportionately affected by both [the Covid-19 pandemic] itself and its economic fallout, with the latest job report showing Latinos have the highest unemployment rate in the United States.

A student is composing a body paragraph for a report about financial literacy for high school students. The paragraph is about financial literacy course offerings in high school curricula. Which of the following sentences would be effective as the topic sentence of that paragraph, and which would not?

Effective topic sentence for the paragraph Students can learn a lot about financial literacy through courses in high school. Many states now require that students complete at least one course in financial literacy as part of their high school curriculum. Ineffective topic sentence for the paragraph Outside of school curricula, high school students can learn about financial literacy through free tutorials available on private banking websites.

The block of text below, taken from an evaluation of a shopping website by Ashley Foster, should be broken up into two paragraphs. Select the sentence that should begin a new paragraph.

Nevertheless, Poly has a couple shortcomings

Does the following paragraph, which was taken from a literacy narrative by Karla Mariana Herrera Gutierrez, use any parallel structures to help with coherence? I can't imagine my grandmother's will to hide her worry as she withstood the harsh glares of the police officers with her back straight and a stone face, determined to fight for what her family's due. I can't imagine having to trust that the legal documents a stranger presented to her were a written representation of what he was telling her and not a trap that would make her lose her pension. But I can imagine my grandmother realizing then the importance of knowing how to read and write.

Yes, it uses a parallel structure.

Where in a paragraph may a topic sentence be placed?

anywhere in the paragraph

HANDBOOK PAGE W-5e The following paragraph is the closing of an argument by Sarah Dzubay about parents who choose not to vaccinate their children: Discussion and research are vital parts of any society. They allow for progress and innovation, stronger relationships, and increased cooperation. However, the way in which upper-class families are attacking the issue of vaccination is hardly a real discussion at all. By basing their arguments off of outdated and unfounded scientific evidence, as well as promoting a high level of paranoia about the conventional medical community, their arguments fail to bring any benefit to society. Instead of helping to improve our nation's discourse on the subject of medicinal standards and patient-physician relations, these people are obstinately refusing to see reason, thereby showing their own selfishness. When people live in a community, it is their duty to think not only of what is best for them and their closest kin, but also of the greater good. By losing sight of this fundamental responsibility to help provide protection for all of those around us, people are threatening the safe environment the scientific and medical communities have worked to build, while simultaneously depending on others to do the work for them. It is time for anti-vaccination advocates to open their minds and not only discuss their fears about vaccination with the medical community, but also listen to the hard evidence. We must all claim our roles as responsible protectors of our nation's health. Is this paragraph an effective way for Dzubay to close the essay?

Yes

Does the following opening paragraph, taken from a report about cyberloafing by Rocio Celeste Mejia Avila, successfully provide context that will help readers understand the essay? Increased technological advances and widespread internet access have revolutionized the workplace. But all this innovation has come with at least one questionable stowaway: cyberloafing—the act of browsing the internet for personal use while at work. It's becoming essential for organizations to understand cyberloafing: what it is, which factors lead employees to do it, and how it affects productivity. At its worst, cyberloafing can jeopardize an organization's information security, so awareness about cyberloafing is essential to both employees and employers in order to prevent its most negative consequences.

yes