Paragraph and Compositions

What is a paragraph?

• it is a group of unrelated sentences

• a group of sentences that work together to support a main idea

• a group of related paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a composition?

• A group of related people

• Parts of a whole

• A group of related paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Where is the main idea usually stated?

• The middle of the paragraph

• implied main idea

• Topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is an implied main idea?

• the reader can infer from the facts and details what the main idea is

• it is stated boldly

• it is found in the topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is a topic sentence?

• A sentence found only in the beginning of the paragraph

• A sentence that states the main idea of a topical paragraph

• It provides useful facts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Supporting sentences

• help develop, explain or illustrate the main idea

• provides support for your friend's writing

• is used in a topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

TRI is an example of a

• Composition

• Variety

• Paragraph Pattern

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What are the two types of paragraphs?

• Tropical and Paragraphical

• Transitional and Interesting

• Topical and Functional

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

This type of paragraph may develop a single idea over several paragraphs

• Functional

• Topical

• Paragraph Block

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does "style" refer to in writing?

• The clothes you wear.

• Accessories

• Sentence Variety, Diction, and Tone of your writing

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3