Paragraph Structure!

What do you call the first sentence in a paragraph?

• closing sentence
• supporting details
• explanations and examples
• topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What do you call the middle sentences in a paragraph?

• topic sentence
• supporting details
• closing sentence
• transition words

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What type of words/phrases SHOULD you use to let the reader know you are providing another example? 

• sophisticated words
• confusing words
• Long words

• transition words 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What type of words SHOULD you use to let the reader know you are switching to differences from similarities or switching from similarities to differences?

• nonsense words
• transition words
• sophisticated words
• specific words

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do you call the last sentence in a paragraph?

• topic sentence
• supporting detail sentence
• transition sentence
• clincher sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What do you call a group of sentences that talks about one subject?

• poem

• paragraph

• phrase

• story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How many parts should a paragraph have to express and support an idea?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the topic sentence tell it's reader?

• the title of the paragraph

• the main idea of the paragraph

• the supporting details

• the conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What are details in the sentence that supports the main idea are called?

• topic sentence

• supporting sentences

• clincher sentence

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Where in the paragraph can you find the detail sentences?

• ending

• middle

• beginning

• top

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1