Analogies make two dissimilar things appear similar. The introduction to this web page draws an analogy between dressing to suit the occasion and writing good paragraphs. The explanation of the connection between these two dissimilar things is what organizes this paragraph.
The following student
examples illustrate different paragraph styles and
techniques. Like the clothes we wear, each student paragraph
fits the writing situation. That is, the form, such as
moving from the general to the specific, matches the
content, or what the writer wants to say. You wouldn't,
after all, wear a cocktail dress to the dentist; likewise,
it is necessary to pay special attention to the organization
of your paragraph to make sure it "suits" the topic. And
while you may be able to get away with sloppy dressing in
real life, in academic writing sloppy paragraphs with no
organization are always a writing don't!
The OWL is an extension of the Community College
of Denver Writing Center. Bret Hann, Writing Center Coordinator This project was made possible in part by a grant from the Technology Learning Grant and Revolving Loan Program, State of Colorado, Department of Higher Education. We are also grateful for the ongoing support of Colorado Community Colleges Online (CCCOnline).
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