Type of Paragraph

Time-order paragraph is a paragraph in which the ideas are put in order by time (see p.33). For example, when you write about event such as daily activities, a series of programs in a seminar, a list of programs during Sekaten; or about instructions such as how to serve instant noodle, how to make a successful school bazaar, etc. You can describe it chronologically from Monday to Sunday (from start to finish).

Time-order Transition Signals are such as the following (see p.40):

• First,   
• Second,     
• Next,     
• After that,    
• Finally,     
• In the morning,    
• Then (pay attention that it's the only one that's not followed by a comma)
• Before an earthquake,     
• During an earthquake,       
• At night, etc

Space-order paragraph is a paragraph in which the ideas are put in order by space (see p.72). For example, when you describe a physical appearance of a person such as from head to toe (top to bottom or vice versa); when you describe a classroom such as from the doorway angle (right to left or vice versa); when you describe a house such as from front to back (from lawn to backyard), etc.

The ways to use space to put sentences in a description into meaningful order:

• Top to bottom or bottom to top
• Right to left or left to right
• Far to near or near to far
• Outside to inside or inside to outside