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L1 U4 Paragraph Writing
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- 1#1 introductory sentenceopening sentence of the paragraph. This sentence is what captures the reader's interest and leads him into the topic of the paragraph.
- 2#2 topic sentencethe main idea of the paragraph.gives the writer's viewpoint or opinion about the subject. You can look at it as an outline for the subject of the paragraph.
- 3#3 support sentencesexplain more about the main idea. They give more details about the topic and should be in an order that makes sense.
- 4#4 summary sentencethe paragraph comes to a close. sometimes it can lead the reader to think more on the topic.
- 5TOPIC SENTENCE WRITERthe topic sentence sets boundaries for the paragraph. If some of his ideas do not fit the topic sentence, the writer knows he has drifted from his purpose. He should save these ideas for later paragraphs.
- 6TOPIC SENTENCE READERthe topic sentence tells him what the paragraph is about
- 7A good paragraph has_______ if it contains related sentences about a single idea or topic.Unity
- 8TOPIC SENTENCE AND INTRODUCTORY SENTENCESOMETIME THEY ARE THE SAME.
- 9transitionis a word or phrase that connects the idea in one sentence with the idea in the next sentence. Transitional devices are used so you can easily follow from one idea to another.
- 10TIME ORDERorganizes writing around events that happen in a certain order. It uses transition words like: first, second, last, then, later, and finally.
- 11SPACE ORDERorganizes writing by describing a place or thing in an orderly manner.transition words like over, under, behind, in front of, inside, and beside.
- 12PRONOUNSalso relate one sentence to another. Pronouns like he, she, it, and they are also useful transitions.
- 13OTHER TRANSITION WORDSInclude once, now, moreover, however, as a result of, therefore, soon, at first, at last, across the road, far away, nearby, in a few minutes, and suddenly.
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- 6th grade Language Flashcards on L1 U4 Paragraph Writing, created by Payton Pye on 04/06/2019.
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