Informational Writing

Informational Writing

Multiple Select

There are TWO facts about the first sentence of a paragraph that make it SPECIAL or UNIQUE (different from the other sentences). Can you find them?

• It starts with a capital letter.

• It lets the reader know what the TOPIC of the paragraph will be. (what the WHOLE paragraph will be about)

• It has punctuation at the end.

• It is a complete sentence. (This means it has a subject and a predicate.)

• It gets indented.

Kids should be very careful when they are crossing a street. First, they should stop at a crosswalk and look in both directions to make sure no cars are coming.

Multiple Choice

What does the CONCLUSION sentence of a paragraph do?

• Give another detail.

• Say goodbye.

• Tell your name.

• Restate the introduction sentence using different words.

Multiple Choice

What do you call the sentences in the MIDDLE of the paragraph that give information ABOUT the TOPIC?

• Questions

• Details

• Conclusion

• Introduction

Poll

When you get a new writing assignment, how do you feel?