Paragraph Structure

This is the paragraph topic “The health benefits of having a cat at home”. Which ONE of the following is the best Topic Sentence for your paragraph?

• There are several benefits of being a cat owner on a person’s overall well-being.

• Petting cats makes a person feel good, however you have to be careful with the fur.

• When you have too many cats at home, you will develop allergies.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the last sentence in a paragraph?

• Topic sentence

• Concluding sentence

• Supporting detail

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Clustering is an example of...?

• Outlining

• Editing

• Pre-writing

What do we use at the beginning of a paragraph to explain what the paragraph is about?

• Supporting sentence

• Topic sentence

• Concluding sentence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which ONE of the following is NOT true for a Concluding Sentence?

• It restates the main idea in the Topic Sentence.

• It may contain a final comment.

• It is where we write the third and final main idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Where do we provide supporting details?

• When we want to summarize the main points.

• After a main idea, in support of it.

• To conclude a paragraph.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which ONE of the following indicates the end of a paragraph?

• One reason for this is…

• Secondly,

• To summarize,

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

This is the paragraph topic “What we can do in our daily lives to save the environment”. Which ONE of the following is the best Topic Sentence for your paragraph?

• Pollution is a dangerous cause of harm to our environment.

• There are several habits we can all follow to reduce damages to our planet.

• We need to recycle more in order to preserve our environment.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the first sentence in a paragraph?

• Topic sentence

• Concluding sentence

• Supporting detail

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which pre-writing techniques consists in writing down all the thought that come to your head?

• Clustering

• Free writing

• Listing