Parts of a Simple Paragraph

What are the three parts of a great paragraph?

• Thesis, conclusion, body

• Topic sentence, conclusion, introduction

• Topic sentence, detail sentences, closing sentences

• Detail sentences, Indent, Topic sentence

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

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Topic sentence is usually...

• Unknown

• The first sentence of a paragraph

• The last sentence of a paragraph

• In the middle of the paragraph

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How many sentences should a great paragraph contain?

• 5

• 100

• 3

• 8

What do you call the last sentence in a paragraph?

• topic sentence
• supporting detail sentence
• transition sentence
• closing sentence

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the last part of a paragraph called?

• Topic sentence

• Supporting sentences

• Detail sentences

• concluding sentence

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The detail sentences can be as much as ___________ sentences.

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 0

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A paragraph should begin with _________

• an indentation

• capital letter

• an indentation and a capital letter

• A sentence

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Every paragraph is centered around ______.

• an idea

• many concepts

• some topics

• no idea

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The purpose of a topic sentence is to...

• Prove that you are not making something up.

• Introduce the audience to what they will be reading about.

• Explain the text evidence you used.

• Summarize what the reader just read.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You run up and down the court. You have to be able to chase down the ball. Sometimes you play for five or six minutes straight without a time out.
Which of the options below would make a good topic sentence for this paragraph?

• Exercise is hard.
• Basketball is an athletic sport.
• I love the Lakers.
• I played basketball last Thanksgiving.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2