What is true about the concluding sentence?

It's the last sentence of a paragraph.

It restates the main idea of the paragraph and summarizes it.

You can add an example of what you said here.

A good connector to start it could be "Finally"

What is an introduction paragraph?

The first paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

The second paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

The fifth paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

The third paragraph of your essay that introduces the main topic.

What are supporting sentences in a paragraph?

details about the topic sentences

What is the concluding sentence?

repeats the main idea using different words.

tells the action of the paragraph

Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph. You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out.

Basketball is an athletic sport.

I played basketball last Thanksgiving.

Select the best topic sentence for the paragraph. When you bake cookies, you first have to make sure you have all the ingredients. Then you have to mix them together. Finally, you have to put them in the oven.

There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.

Baking cookies is really easy to do.

My grandma has the best cookies recipe.

Cookies are easier to make than cake.

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

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.

Which is the topic sentence? I hate cleaning! I have to do it every week and it's so boring. I have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere. I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead.

I have to do it every week and it's so boring.

have to clean the bathroom, wash the floors and hoover everywhere.

I wish we could just pay a cleaner to do it instead.

What is the main point of this paragraph? I will be looking after my neighbours' dog this week. They have gone abroad on holiday and cannot take it with them. I will feed him and take him for walks every day. I'm really looking forward to it.

Looking after a neighbour's dog.

Getting on with your neighbour.

The following can help a paragraph flow and become more high level

properly used transition words and phrases

improperly used transition words and phrases

inventive and informal spelling

Mark the best topic sentence for this paragraph.

There are many reasons why Canada would be the best place to live in.

Canada's president is Justin Trudeau.

Hello everyone. Canada is amazing.

It seems to me that there are many places in the world that are better than Canada.

What are the mistakes in these supporting sentences?

No connectors / bad use of connectors

What is true about the concluding sentence?

It's the last sentence of a paragraph.

It restates the main idea of the paragraph and summarizes it.

You can add an example of what you said here.

A good connector to start it could be "Finally"

Read the passage below. Then answer questions about errors in the passage. THIS QUESTION HAS 2 CORRECT ANSWERS - YOU MUST SELECT 2 ANSWERS! Well, its another rainy day. I wonder what I will do? First, I think I’ll take a walk around the neyborhood to stretch my legs. Second I’ll cook a big breakfast with toast fruit eggs and bacon . After that, I might mow my lawn; it’s getting pretty long. I’m not sure what I’ll do after that. I guess I should go see my mother. I think she wants me to go grocery shopping with her. I have no idea why she can’t just go by her self. Or, better still, she could ask my dad to go with her! I doubt he will want to go with her though. He doesn’t like going to the grocery store as much as I do!

with toast, fruit, eggs, and bacon.

with toast, fruit, eggs and bacon.

with toast and fruit and eggs and bacon

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mark the characteristics of the topic sentence (more than one answer).

It's the first sentence of a paragraph.

It contains an example.

It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.

It summarizes what the paragraph is about.

You should include "Dear Sir/Madam,"

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is a good image of a paragraph

True because it has Topic Sentence, Supporting Sentences and Concluding Sentence.

False because there is not enough information.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 'hamburger paragraph' must have a topic sentence.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.2A

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The other parts of a hamburger paragraph are?

Concluding sentence.

Supporting sentences.

Past Tense.

Past Participle

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the three parts of a paragraph.

Topic Sentence

Supporting sentences.

Conclusion Sentence

Bad Spelling

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A paragraph is a collection of sentences that do not describe, discuss or explain one central idea.

False

True

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CCSS.RI.6.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Supporting sentences always give more evidence to explain the topic sentence.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.1

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Paragraph Construction

Mark the characteristics of the topic sentence (more than one answer).

This is a good image of a paragraph

A 'hamburger paragraph' must have a topic sentence.

The other parts of a hamburger paragraph are?

Identify the three parts of a paragraph.

A paragraph is a collection of sentences that do not describe, discuss or explain one central idea.

Supporting sentences always give more evidence to explain the topic sentence.

Supporting sentences are best when they give examples.

Please choose the correct answers. Supporting sentences are helpful because . . .

What is true about the concluding sentence?

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