Paragraph Check 23-24

How many sentences should a paragraph have?

• At least 5

• 3

• 1

• 10

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

• it starts the paragraph

• it gives the main idea of the paragraph

• it ends the paragraph

• it gives details to support the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Choose the topic sentence of the paragraph:

Going to the beach is my favorite part of summer! The feeling of sand in my toes and the sound of water calm me down. We eat lots of good food from the grill! We have so much fun playing games with friends. I love going to the beach in the summer!

• I love going to the beach in the summer!

• The feeling of sand in my toes and the sound of water calm me down.

• Going to the beach is my favorite part of summer!

• We eat lots of good food from the grill!

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What is the purpose of relevant details?

• to start the paragraph

• to give the main idea

• to end the paragraph

• to support the main idea of the paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

What makes a detail "relevant?"

• it starts the paragraph

• it talks about the author's 5 senses

• it is funny

• it matches the main idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Choose relevant details from the paragraph:

Going to the beach is my favorite part of summer! The feeling of sand in my toes and the sound of water calm me down. We eat lots of good food from the grill! We have so much fun playing games with friends. I love going to the beach in the summer!

• Going to the beach is my favorite part of summer!

• The feeling of sand in my toes and the sound of water calm me down.

• We eat lots of good food from the grill!

• I love going to the beach in the summer!

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which sentence would not belong in the paragraph about the beach vacation?

• I also loved visiting New York City!

• I see so many seagulls every year and feed them lots of bread!

• Picking up shells is a good way to pass time on the beach.

• My dad and I always build a sandcastle town!

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

What is the purpose of a closing sentence?

• to start the paragraph

• to end the paragraph

• to remind the reader of the main idea in a different way than the topic sentence did

• to give a supporting detail

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Choose the closing sentence of the paragraph:

Going to the beach is my favorite part of summer! The feeling of sand in my toes and the sound of water calm me down. We eat lots of good food from the grill! We have so much fun playing games with friends. I love going to the beach in the summer!

• Going to the beach is my favorite part of summer!

• The feeling of sand in my toes and the sound of water calm me down.

• I love going to the beach in the summer!

• We have so much fun playing games with friends.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What food can we think of to help us remember the 3 main parts of a paragraph?

• pizza

• hotdog

• hamburger

• sandwich

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2