Writing Styles and Elements

First, I made flyers describing my service and prices. Mom and I delivered them to all the houses in our neighborhood. A few days later my neighbors dog was my first customer. The owner thought I did such a nice job that he told all his friends. I've been in business almost a year and I'm so busy. Every Saturday I have about seven dog washing appointments. I hope to save enough money to buy a pet store some day. What would be a good topic sentence for this paragraph? 

• My Own business
• Last summer I started my dog washing business. 
• Mom helped me with my business.
• I have lots of dogs to wash on Saturday. 

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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Which sentence is most likely the topic sentence of the paragraph?

No one likes to eat with a dirty knife, fork, or spoon. It is important to completely wash all utensils before using them. Using clean, soapy water is best. Clean utensils won't transmit germs and bacteria. They also are more pleasant to eat with. No one likes to pick up a fork with food stuck on it!

• No one likes to eat with a dirty knife, fork, or spoon.

• It is important to completely wash all utensils before using them.

• Clean utensils won't transmit germs and bacteria.

• They also are more pleasant to eat with.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The topic sentence is the ________ sentence of a paragraph.

• first

• second

• third

• last

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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Where does the hook go in an essay?

• In each body paragraph

• first sentence of the essay

• end of the essay

What does it mean to paraphrase?

• Look for the answer

• Put something into your own words

• Copy the text down word for word

• Read the text over and over

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

When writing a narrative essay, one might think of it as telling a 

• lie
• opinion
• story
• truth

What are sensory details?

• Simply telling us what something looks like. 
• What do you smell, how does something taste, what do you hear, and what you may touch/feel.
• What your emotions sense
• writing about your emotions 

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Conversation between characters

• Characterization

• Point of View

• Narrative Essay

• Dialogue

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

the sequence of events in a literary work

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Plot

• Conflict

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CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The time and place of a story

• Exposition

• Point of View

• Setting

• Rising Action

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4