Week 3

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Week 3
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The Paragraph

• A paragraph consists of several sentences that
  are grouped together.  This group of sentences
  together discuss one main subject.  Paragraphs
  have three principal parts.  These three parts
  are the Topic Sentence
• , Supporting Details and the Closing Sentence.

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Parts of a Paragraph

• Topic Sentence
• Supporting Details
• Closing Sentence

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Topic Sentence

• What is the topic sentence? The topic sentence
  is the first sentence in a paragraph.
• What does it do? It introduces the main idea of
  the paragraph.
• How do I write one? Summarize the main idea of
  your paragraph. Indicate to the reader what your
  paragraph will be about.

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Supporting Details

• What are supporting sentences? They come after
  the topic sentence, making up the body of a
  paragraph.
• What do they do? They give details to develop
  and support the main idea of the paragraph.
• How do I write them? You should give supporting
  facts, details, and examples.

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Closing Sentence

• What is the closing sentence? The closing
  sentence is the last sentence in a paragraph.
  What does it do? It restates the main idea of
  your paragraph.
• How do I write one? Restate the main idea of the
  paragraph using different words.

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Kinds of Paragraphs

• Definition
• Classification
• Descriptive
• Compare and Contrast
• Sequence
• Choice
• Explanation
• Evaluation

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Descriptive Paragraph

• In a descriptive paragraph, you are writing
  about what a person, place, or thing is like.
  Sometimes, you may describe where a place is
  located. The purpose of descriptive writing is to
  make our readers see, feel, and hear what we have
  seen, felt, and heard. Whether we are describing
  a person, a place, or a thing, our aim is to
  reveal a subject through vivid and carefully
  selected details.

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Properties Measurement Analogy Location
size length is like in
colour width resembles above
shape mass/weight   below
purpose speed   beside
      near
      north/east/ south/west