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Mastering Paragraphs: Crafting Rhythm and Emphasis in Writing

Explore the art of paragraphing with insights from Francine Prose's "Reading Like a Writer." Discover how to use paragraph structures effectively to create rhythmic changes, organize essays, and provide emphasis. Learn the significance of beginning and ending sentences, the impact of shifts in point of view or time, and when to employ one-sentence paragraphs for maximum effect. Understand that paragraphing is a personal decision that enhances clarity and strengthens storytelling. Dive into the subtle rules of paragraph creation to captivate your readers.

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Mastering Paragraphs: Crafting Rhythm and Emphasis in Writing

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  1. Reading Like a Writer Francine Prose Four: Paragraphs Danielle O’Neal Mrs. Stratton

  2. Paragraphs • Used for rhythmic changes • Organize essays • Literary breaths • Inhale & Exhale • Provide emphasis • Beginning and end sentences are more important than middle sentences • Subtle Shifts

  3. Paragraph Rules? • But… • Usually begin with a topic or transition sentence • Provide shifts either in point of view or time • NO rules

  4. One Sentence Paragraph • Used in moderation • Attention grabber • Should have… • enough content • importance

  5. Paragraphing • Definition: the decision of when and where to create a new paragraph • Should be done according to the effect on the reader • Differs with personality • Requires logic, moderation, and organization • Strengthens a story’s ending

  6. Paragraph Facts • Sentence meaning can change depending on placement within a paragraph • Enhance clarity • Unique • Depends solely on the writer and their intended effects on the audience

  7. Works Cited Prose, Francine. Reading Like a Writer. New York: Harper Perennial, 2006. Print.

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