Writing a paragraph

What is the first sentence of a paragraph?

• Evidence to support claim

• Claim, tells what the whole paragraph will be about.

• Reasoning why evidence supports claim

• Concluding sentence-wraps up what the whole paragraph is about

Is evidence important?

• Yes! Without evidence your point or argument is not strong to convince your audience. Always use evidence.

• No, evidence is not important. People should just believe you because you said it.

What is a concluding sentence?

• A sentence at the end of your paragraph that summarized what your paragraph is about-restates your claim and reasoning without using the same words.

• First sentence, usually explains what your whole paragraph will be about.

• Uses fact based information to support your claim.

• Uses fact based information to support your reasoning

How many sentences should a paragraph be?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Is it important to re-read your paragraph to fix mistakes or to see if you can say what you are thinking in a better way. Especially before you turn it in or click send.

• True

• False

After you cite evidence you can end your paragraph.

• Yes, because your facts to prove your point were made.

• Yes, because you only need a claim and evidence in a paragraph.

• No, because you need to explain why your evidence supports your claim.

• No because you need a concluding sentence.

Ancient Egypt is a better civilization than Ancient Sumerian. Both civilizations were located on the Fertile Crescent, but Ancient Egypt had a more interesting religion. For instance, according to Ancient Egyptian Encyclopedia, Egyptians believed in mummification and the Book of the Dead. Ancient Egyptian believed if they mummified their bodies and placed a series of magic spells called the Book of the Dead they could make it past Osiris and get into the afterlife. In conclusion, Ancient Egyptian religion was more fascinating than Ancient Sumer.

What is the red sentence in this paragraph?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Concluding Sentence

Ancient Egypt is a better civilization than Ancient Sumerian. Both civilizations were located on the Fertile Crescent, but Ancient Egypt had a more interesting religion. For instance, according to Ancient Egyptian Encyclopedia, Egyptians believed in mummification and the Book of the Dead. Ancient Egyptian believed if they mummified their bodies and placed a series of magic spells called the Book of the Dead they could make it past Osiris and get into the afterlife. In conclusion, Ancient Egyptian religion was more fascinating than Ancient Sumer.

What is the blue sentence in this paragraph?

• Clain

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Concluding Sentence

Ancient Egypt is a better civilization than Ancient Sumerian. Both civilizations were located on the Fertile Crescent, but Ancient Egypt had a more interesting religion. For instance, according to Ancient Egyptian Encyclopedia, Egyptians believed in mummification and the Book of the Dead. Ancient Egyptian believed if they mummified their bodies and placed a series of magic spells called the Book of the Dead they could make it past Osiris and get into the afterlife. In conclusion, Ancient Egyptian religion was more fascinating than Ancient Sumer.

What is the sentence in black font?

• Claim

• Concluding Sentence

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Ancient Egypt is a better civilization than Ancient Sumerian. Both civilizations were located on the Fertile Crescent, but Ancient Egypt had a more interesting religion. For instance, according to Ancient Egyptian Encyclopedia, Egyptians believed in mummification and the Book of the Dead. Ancient Egyptian believed if they mummified their bodies and placed a series of magic spells called the Book of the Dead, they could make it past Osiris and they could get into the afterlife. In conclusion, Ancient Egyptian religion was more fascinating than Ancient Sumer.

What is the green sentence in this paragraph?

• Claim

• Explanation why evidence supports claim

• concluding sentence

• reasoning.