Paragraph writing

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Seating plan B2F

Seating plan B2H

Today

Aims

Presentations

Parts of a paragraph

Writing a paragraph

Aims check

By the end of the lesson:

- you have written notes and completed assignments based on student presentations.

- you can identify the structure of a paragraph

- you can write a short paragraph using the correct structure

Paragraph

Structure

Assignment

Choose one topic from the ideas (next slide)

Write a paragraph about it 50 words

Pay attention to spelling, punctuation and sentence structure

Ideas - write these in your book

1 The best holiday location

2 The best pet

3 The best sport

4 The best season of the year

5 The best way to get high grades

6 The best way to relax

          The hamburger model 

• The first sentence of your body paragraph should be the idea that you want to dicuss within that same paragraph --> the topic sentence. 
  
• Use it as a guide in writing the next sentences. 
  
• Stick to the point. Make sure that you write only what needs to be written. 
  
• Don't clutter your sentences skip any irrelevant information. 
• The supporting sentences provide examples and/or evidence and provide specific information. 
• The conclusion sentence restates what you claim in the topic sentence.
  

Topic sentence

- The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in the paragraph.

- The topic is about one idea (the main idea)

- It is fairly broad so it can be expanded on in the rest of the paragraph.

- It helps the reader understand what the paragraph will be about.

Topic sentence

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Identifying the topic sentence

Topic: what it's about

Controlling idea: how you will develop the topic

Identifying the parts

Topic sentences	Topic	Controlling idea
When sitting in the sun, you can protect your skin in different ways
The best time to travel in my country is the summertime
If you want to travel efficiently go by train
The best thing about my city is the friendly people

Supporting sentences

Supporting sentences follow the topic sentence and support the main idea.

They relate only to the topic of the paragraph.

They can also give examples and explanations and may provide facts and details about the topic of the paragraph.

Concluding sentence

A concluding sentence ends a paragraph. It restates the main idea of the paragraph and gives the reader a clue of what is to come.

Now check your paragraph

Have you used:

Topic sentence + controlling idea?

Supporting sentences?

Concluding sentences?

Homework: Rewrite your paragraph using the correct structure

By the end of the lesson:

- you have written notes and completed assignments based on student presentations.

- you can identify the structure of a paragraph

- you can write a short paragraph using the correct structure

Paragraph writing