3.8 Paragraph Pre-Assessment

The topic of this sample paragraph is:

• School uniforms

• Getting your way at school

• Developing Good Study Habits

• Planning Your Day

Main point #1 of this paragraph is:

• The first step is to keep your agenda filled out with your assignments.

• Knowing what you have to do when you get home.

• Organizing materials

• Gathering all of your notebooks.

The details for main point #1 are:

• Avoiding distractions

• Organizing materials

• If you'll take the time to fill out your assignments at the end of each class, you'll know exactly what you have to do when you get home.

• Choosing a Career

Main Point #2 is:

• Choosing a Career

• Next, gather your books, notebooks, and other materials at the end of the day so that you'll have everything you need at home when you are ready to study.

• Avoiding your favorite tv shows.

• Ignoring your family and friends

The details for main point #2 are:

• Plan your study time to study carefully, avoiding distractions like your favorite television shows or family time.

• Good study habits will benefit you a great deal, not only here at LCMS but also throughout your educational journey.

• One way to be successful at our school is to develop good study habits.

• There is no details for main point #2.

Main Point #3 is:

• Developing good study habits

• Planning family time around studying

• Choosing a career

• Finally, organize your materials

The details for main point #3 are:

• Good study habits will benefit you a great deal, not only here at LCMS but also throughout your educational career.

• If you organize your materials by assignment and, step by step, class by class, to work through each of your homework tasks.

• The first step is to keep your agenda filled out with assignments.

• None of these answer choices are correct.

The summary or conclusion sentence is:

• Good study habits will benefit you a great deal, not only here at LCMS but also throughout your educational career.

• If you organize your materials by assignment and, step by step, class by class, working through each of your homework tasks.

• The first step is to keep your agenda filled out with your assignments.

• Developing good study habits.