Development strategies: Various ways to tackle a Paragraph

1. Narrative: Relates a series of events in an organized sequence to make a point

*Paragraph gives a "one time…" example that illustrates the topic sentence

2. Descriptive: Uses the five senses to create an overall impression or feeling

*Paragraph makes its point through in-depth description that illustrates the topic sentence

3. Compare/contrast: Looks at similarities and/or differences in order to make a point

*Paragraph uses a comparison or contrast to illustrate the topic sentence

4. Illustration: Supports a topic sentence by presenting specific situations that reveal the essential characteristics of the topic

*Paragraph uses very specific examples to support the topic sentence

5. Cause and effect: Shows why an event or phenomenon happens (cause), what happens because of the event or phenomenon (effect), or both

*Paragraph illustrates topic sentence by showing why something happens, what happens as the result of something, or both