Paragraph

__________ is achieved in a paragraph if it says all that is intended to say and

it includes only enough examples.

_______ text aims to convince the reader to adopt an opinion or a course of action.

The passage below is an example of what type of text?

In any marriage, even the best marriage, there will come a day when you wonder why you married this person. This handsome tuxedoed man is publicly binding his life to yours, and you think, ‘it would have to snow inside my house before I would ever feel anything but love for this man.’

• Factual

• Persuasive

• Personal Recount

• Explanatory

Which type of text is the paragraph below?

• Factual

• Persuasive

• Personal Recount

• Explanatory

What is a paragraph?

• It's a sentence about a topic.

• It's a series of sentences about a topic.

How many sentences does a paragraph have?

• 5-7

• 1-2

• 9

• 3-4

What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?

• the introduction sentence

• the topic sentence

• the first sentence

• the exclusive sentence

What is a topic sentence?

• A sentence

• A sentence that expresses any idea

• A sentence that expresses a supporting detail

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph

When do you use supporting details or supporting sentences?

• Before the first sentence

• After the topic sentence and before the closing sentence

• Never use these in paragraphs, only in essays

• After the last sentence

What can you include in the supporting sentences?

• examples to support your topic sentence

• reasons to support your topic sentence

• descriptions to support your topic sentence

• extra details or information to support your topic sentence