New Paragraph

Start a new paragraph....

• anytime someone new talks

• when the you've written 10 sentences

• when you get tired

• when you have filled the page

Start a new paragraph ...

• when you feel it's right

• anytime you add a question

• the setting changes

• when there is no hope

Start a new paragraph ...

• during half time

• when kids are playing outside

• when it feels good

• time moves forward a lot

Start a new paragraph...

• when you have reached the back of the paper

• when a new character is introduced

• when there is no hope

• when you reached the end of the story

What is a paragraph?

• A set of words that is complete in itself, containing a subject, verb and object.

• A unit of grammatical organization which traditionally consists of a subject and predicate.

• A group of sentences that are all related to one main topic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What should a paragraph look like?

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Tags

CCSS.W.4.2A

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.4

Select the parts of a paragraph:

• Title

• Topic sentence

• Supporting sentences

• Main topic

• Concluding sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?

• The introduction sentence

• The topic sentence

• The first sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

A paragraph should cover ________ topics.

• two
• one
• three
• five

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

At the beginning of the paragraph, you should ___________, or leave a space.

• indent
• use punctuation
• start with a capital letter

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2A