Developing Paragraphs: Illustration

Chapter 18, pg 352

Illustration

Examples A method of developing an idea by

providing one or more instances of that idea. Clarify the idea Make the idea more convincing Make an abstract idea more concrete

Illustration A method of developing an idea

by providing one or more instances of that idea. To provide a list of brief examples w/out

a particular grouping To provide a list of brief examples

arranged into groups To select one item and develop it fully

Pg 353 #1As a child, I had pen pals from all over the world. These included my cousin Britt-Marie from Sweden, Ying from Hong Kong, Simone from France, Etsuko from Japan, and several children from Kenya.

Pg 353, #2As a child, I had pen pals from all over the world. From Europe were my Swedish cousin Britt-Marie and a pretty French girl named Simone. From The Pacific came the beautiful monthly letters of Etsuko and occasional postcard from Ying in Hong Kong. Finally, from Africa came a number of charming letters from several school children in Kenya.

Pg 353 #3As a child, I had pen pals from all over the world. It all started when my cousin Britt-Marie in Sweden sent me a funny little letter in crazy English…

Where can we find examples? Personal experience/knowledge Imagination Interviews and surveys Outside research

Look @ pg 354, read Exercise 1. What kind of illustration is each?

Sources for Illustration Pg 355, Exercise 2 Give Examples (Illustration) for the

topic sentence: “Many advertising claims are

deceptive”

Option 1: Make a list of deceptive products: sham-wow! Booty pop. Diet pills.

Option 2: Make a list of deceptive products: Diet fads such as fen-fen, hydroxycut, and dexatrim. Cleaning products such as…

Option 3: Get specific about one product: The advertisements for Mabeline concealer are completely false. The product doesn’t conceal wrinkles, instead it just covers them with color. You can still see the wrinkles! The models look good afterwards due to air-brushing effects!

What order should I put it in?

time-order if the example is a story Spatial order (left to right, top to

bottom) Logical order

If no order seems necessary, put your strongest example last.

Why don’t these Women.. 682 Choose a partner Decide which paragraph is the

MOST IMPORTANT illustration (example)

Once you’ve decided, analyze the TITLE. What does it MEAN? Why phrase it that way (“these” women)?

Homework Do the exercises and activities up to pg

331. For your journal assignment, CHOOSE

one ASSIGNMENT from pgs 332-335. Write a illustrative paragraph about one

of the topics suggested. You will be graded on your illustration,

and use of our vocabulary words/ grammar that we have covered so far.