Paragraphs

A paragraph is a group of sentences that are about the same

• topic

• word

• detail

• book

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What does the topic sentence of a paragraph tell you?

• How many sentences the paragraph has.

• A supporting detail about the topic.

• A summary of the supporting details.

• The main idea of the paragraph.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does it mean for a line to be indented?

• The line has an Opinion with Support.

• It is the concluding sentence of the paragraph it is in.

• LARGER FONT

• The line is set farther in from the margin than the rest of the page.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Supporting details give __ that backs up the main idea.

• conclusion

• imagination

• evidence

• topic

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which of these is in the correct order for writing a paragraph?

• Topic sentence, closing sentence, detail sentences.

• Detail sentences, topic sentence, closing sentence.

• Closing sentence, detail sentence, topic sentence.

• Topic sentence, detail sentences, closing sentence.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

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.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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.
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.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?
Dora the Explorer is an educational show for kids.

• She has a really cute monkey named Boots.
• Dora's purple backpack holds all of her tools.
• Dora helps teach kids Spanish words.
• She usually stops Swiper from swiping. 

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Pick the most appropriate topic sentence:

_____________________. The teachers are all very old and boring. The courses are not good. The buildings are old and dirty and there is no heating in them. Worst of all, it takes me two hours to get there. I wish I had gone to a different school.

• My school is too old.

• I really hate my school

• I don't like the teachers at my school.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Choose the 3 supporting sentences for the topic sentence below:

Mobile phones in the classroom can have a negative impact on the student learning.

• Texting during class is like passing notes and is a waste of time.

• Mobile phones can be used to cheat on tests by sending answers to friends or by accessing the Internet.

• There are many legitimate arguments for allowing students to have mobile phones in class, even if they are disruptive.

• Texting during class is like passing notes and is a waste of time.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1