Expansion of Idea is a short composition. Students are expected to comprehend the idea embodied in a proverb, a maxim, a quotation or an idiom and elaborate on it in the form of paragraphs.
A paragraph is a group of sentences developing a common idea called the topic. The sentence that predicates the topic is the topic sentence. A good topic sentence must be concise and emphatic. It must be of the ideal length and contain the key word or phrase. What is asserted in the topic sentence’ requires more sentences as elaboration and all these together constitute the body of paragraph. Hence, a ‘topic sentence’ can never be separated from the related paragraph.
A good paragraph is always a unified structure. Paragraph unity involves two related but distinct concepts: coherence and flow. Coherence means that the ideas must fit together in an organic bond. Flow, on the other hand, means that the sentences must link up together logically so that the reader do not feel any apparent jump from one sentence to another. Usually, conjunctions and discourse markers are used to link up sentences.
(A discourse marker is generally a word or phrase that indicates the attitudinal or directional deviation during the course of a write-up or talk.)
Template for ‘Expansion of Idea’:
(1) Title- A suitable title is essential.
(2) Introductory Paragraph – (1st paragraph): A suitable introduction should be given, through which the reader knows what you are going to write about. This paragraph mostly contain the topic sentence with a brief explanation.
(3) Core content – (2nd paragraph): The topic sentence/the central idea is explained in detail. You can add relevant experiences, brief instances and anecdotes. There should be unity in the ideas and clarity of thought. Discourse makers may be used to maintain coherence and flow.
(4) Concluding Paragraph – (3rd paragraph) : The whole composition is summed up concisely. Another proverb/ saying with the same meaning as the one you are writing about may be used. For example, if the given proverb is ‘Birds of a feather flock together, you may end with a similar one like ‘A man is known by the company he keeps’.
Upanuzi wa Wazo ni uandishi mfupi. Wanafunzi wanatazamiwa kuelewa wazo lililo katika mithali, kauli mbiu, nukuu au usemi na kuufanyia kazi kwa njia ya mafungu. Kifungu ni kikundi cha sentensi zinazoendeleza wazo la kawaida linaloitwa mada. Sentensi ambayo inatangaza mada ni sentensi ya mada. Sentensi nzuri ya kichwa lazima iwe fupi na yenye kusisitiza. Ni lazima iwe na urefu unaofaa na iwe na neno au maneno muhimu. Kile kinachosemwa katika sentensi ya mada <unk> inahitaji sentensi zaidi kama utengenezaji na hizi zote pamoja huunda mwili wa kifungu. Kwa hiyo, "sentensi ya mada" haiwezi kamwe kutenganishwa na kifungu kinachohusiana. Fungu zuri sikuzote huwa na muundo uliounganishwa. Umoja wa kifungu unahusisha dhana mbili zinazohusiana lakini tofauti: mshikamano na mtiririko. Upatanaji humaanisha kwamba mawazo lazima yafanane pamoja katika kifungo kikaboni. Kwa upande mwingine, mtiririko wa maneno unamaanisha kwamba sentensi zinapaswa kuunganishwa pamoja kwa njia ya kimantiki ili msomaji asijihisi kuwa anabadilika kutoka sentensi moja hadi nyingine. Kwa kawaida, viunganishi na alama za usemi hutumiwa kuunganisha sentensi. "Kumbuka: ""Mashine ya mazungumzo"" ni neno au kifungu ambacho huonyesha mwelekeo au mwelekeo wa kupotoka wakati wa kuandika au kuzungumza." Template kwa ajili ya <unk>Expansion of Idea<unk>: (1) Kichwa- Kichwa sahihi ni muhimu. (2) Kifungu cha Utangulizi (Fungu la 1) - Utangulizi unaofaa unapaswa kupewa, kupitia ambayo msomaji anajua nini utaandika kuhusu. Kifungu hiki hasa ina sentensi mada na ufafanuzi mfupi. (3) maudhui ya msingi <unk> (paragraf ya pili): Sentensi ya mada / wazo kuu linaelezwa kwa undani. Unaweza kuongeza uzoefu husika, visa vifupi na hadithi. Lazima kuwe na umoja katika mawazo na uwazi wa mawazo. Watengenezaji wa hotuba wanaweza kutumika kudumisha mshikamano na mtiririko. (4) Kifungu cha mwisho <unk> (fungu la tatu) : Mchoro wote ni muhtasari kwa ufupi. Mithali nyingine yenye maana ileile kama ile unayoandika inaweza kutumiwa. Kwa mfano, ikiwa mithali iliyopewa ni ‘Birds of a feather flock together, you may end with a similar one like ‘A man is known by the company he keeps.