Paragraph Structure!

Topic sentences should provide a direction for the paragraphs sentences,

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.W.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

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.
Which of the options below would make a good topic sentence for this paragraph?

• Exercise is hard.
• Basketball is an athletic sport.
• I love the Lakers.
• I played basketball last Thanksgiving.

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CCSS.W.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.2A

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.

• Baking cookies is really easy to do.
• My grandma has the best cookies recipe.
• There are a few steps you must follow when making cookies.
• Cookies are easier to make than cake.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

Topic sentence is usually the __________ sentence.

• Second

• Third

• First

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.2A

When I put my argument in NEW words in my concluding paragraph, I am writing my...

• Restated Topic sentence

• Mic Drop

• Why Care?

• Topic Sentence

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CCSS.W.9-10.1E

CCSS.W.9-10.2F

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

• slang words

• improperly used transition words and phrases

• inventive and informal spelling

• properly used transition words and phrases

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The best time to write an introduction is often:

• first

• last

• after writing the main body

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Paragraphs always contain:

• six or more sentences

• an example

• a topic sentence

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CCSS.W.2.2

which of the following examples is a fact?

• The cake tastes delicious.

• The movie was boring.

• Dog fur is pretty

• Water boils at 100°C

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What are the sentences called that tell more about the topic sentence? 

• conclusion 
• main idea 
• supporting details 
• paragraph

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2