Paragraph Reading

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Paragraph Reading

• ME 8175, Fall 2006
• Dr. C.M. Hsiung

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Lesson 13

• Topic Sentence

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Where is it?

• At the beginning of a paragraph
• At the end of a paragraph
• At the middle of a paragraph
• Not clearly shown in a paragraph

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at Beginning

• (American Ways of Greetings)
• Americans make no distinction in greeting
  friends, acquaintances, elders, or superiors.
  When Americans see close friends, causal
  acquaintances, teachers, or even someone they
  know only by sight, they are likely to say Hi
  in all cases. This does not mean that they have
  no more regard for friends than for causal
  acquaintances. It only means that Hi serves as
  a greeting for both.

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at Beginning

• Is the most common form
• Is easy to read
• Is easy to write
• Straight line thinking pattern
• Recommend to beginners

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at End

• (Forms of Greeting)
• Americans might be embarrassed because their
  Japanese friends are so formal with them.
  Japanese might feel insulted because American
  acquaintances greet them casually. Still, the
  forms of greeting in both countries only show
  respect for others. It just happens that
  Americans and Japanese have a different way of
  looking at human relationships and thus have a
  different way of showing respect.

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at End

• Has special effect like a drama
• Make to read on
• Make to remember

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at Middle

• (Different ways of life between Californians and
  New Englanders)
• Californians and New Englanders are both
  Americans. They speak the same language and abide
  by the same federal laws. But they are very
  different in their ways of life. Mobilityboth
  physical and psychologicalhas made a great
  impression on the culture of Californians lack
  of mobility is the mark of the customs and
  morality of New Englanders.

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at Middle

• Separate a paragraph
• To make contrast
• In the above example, the paragraph is
• (similar points)
• topic sentence
• (different points)

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Reading Assignment

• Handout 2

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Homework 13

• Finish the exercise 2 of the handout

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The End