Writing about the Mayan Culture

Writing

​Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will have developed paraphrased information into a logical explanatory paragraph.

You will be practicing the planning and drafting stages of the writing process.

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Refer to the Writing Process Graphic (Activity Page SR.3)

If you cannot find your 5.3, just take brief notes about Mayan culture from the reading.

5.3

You will organize the notes or information about Mayan culture. This will help you structure information about your topic to write a paragraph. You will plan and then write a clear informative paragraph about your topic.

Notes

Plan a Paragraph

Expository outline

• A topic sentence introduces the topic or main idea of the paragraph and tells what the paragraph will be about.

• Supporting sentences explain the topic or main idea using details and facts.

• A concluding sentence ends the paragraph with a final thought about the topic or main idea. It goes beyond the facts to end the paragraph, sometimes with an opinion.