Paragraph Structures

Topic sentences should provide a direction for the paragraphs sentences,

• True
• False

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.

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.

The boss of every paragraph (no matter which one) is...

• the transitional words and phrases

• the chunking

• the topic sentence

• the concluding sentence

What are the three parts of a paragraph?

• Topic, Body, Conclusion

• Arm

• Greetings

Topic sentence is usually the __________ sentence.

• Second

• Third

• First

The conclusion is the ___________ sentence

• First

• Second

• Last

How many sentences are in a paragraph?

• 2

• 4 to 5

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

• Restated Thesis
• Mic Drop
• Why Care?
• Topic Sentence

What's one thing I need to do when I create my  "why care" in my concluding paragraph?

• State your reasons/mini-claims
• Tell your reader what they can do to create change
• Explain why this issue should matter to your reader
• Keep explaining your issue