Paragraph & Essay Writing STAAR Practice

Front

Topic of the paragraph: Traffic in Reading is increasing, causing longer travel times. We need to promote bus usage.

Back

Growing amount of traffic in Reading.

Front

Main idea of a paragraph?

Back

topic sentence

Front

Group of related sentences focused on one idea?

Back

A paragraph

Front

Last sentence of a paragraph?

Back

concluding sentence

Front

Details about a topic go:

Back

in the body of the paragraph

Front

Topic sentence: I hate cleaning!

Back

I hate cleaning!

Front

What tells you the paragraph's main idea?

Back

topic sentence

Front

Wraps up a paragraph or transitions to the next; typically the last sentence.

Back

concluding sentence

Front

Concluding sentence in a paragraph:

Back

Summarizes the paragraph or provides a transition.

Front

Purpose of a paragraph body?

Back

To provide supporting details and evidence for the topic sentence.