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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #35562 Playwrights
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The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field

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Others dismiss the “illusion of the real” to engage us in political arguments or absurdist metaphors.
Playwrights come to their craft with different aesthetic sensibilities.
However, these writers have in common their means of artistic expression – the play.
Thornton Wilder and Tennessee Williams, on the one hand, and Bertolt Brecht and Samuel Beckett, on the other, are playwrights with very different approaches to empathy and aesthetic distance.
They create recognisable worlds with troubling relevance to human behaviour and social themes.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first line because it introduces the main topic of the text. It talks about playwrights and their different styles. This is a broad overview of what the text will discuss. Why other lines are not chosen? The other paragraphs do not work as the first sentence. For example, Paragraph 2 starts with 'They', which is a pronoun and needs more context. Paragraph 3 starts with 'Others', which also needs context. Paragraph 4 starts with 'Thornton Wilder and Tennessee Williams', which is specific and not general. Paragraph 5 starts with 'However', which shows a contrast and cannot be first.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last line because it wraps up the ideas presented in the text. It shows what all the playwrights share, which is their means of expression. This gives a clear conclusion to the discussion.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects to Paragraph 1 because it continues the idea of playwrights. It explains what these playwrights do, which is to create worlds. This shows a logical order from the general idea of different sensibilities to a specific action they take.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects to Paragraph 2 because it introduces a different view. The word 'Others' shows a contrast to the previous idea. This is a logical order because it shows that not all playwrights create the same way.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects to Paragraph 3 because it gives examples of playwrights. It shows the different approaches mentioned in Paragraph 3. This is a logical order because it moves from a general statement to specific examples.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 connects to Paragraph 4 because it shows a commonality among the playwrights. The word 'However' indicates a shift from differences to a shared aspect. This is a logical order because it concludes the discussion on their approaches.

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