1. A group of sentences2. one main idea about a topic3. THREE parts

a. topic sentence (indented)b.supporting sentencesc.concluding sentence

4. Transition words – between sentences.

I always enjoy my weekend because I can

relax and do the things I like to do. After the morning

prayer, I usually go back to sleep until about 11 a.m. I

listen to my favorite music. Then my family and I have

lunch together. Sometimes we go to the park in the

afternoon, or to the mall to do shopping. I also chat with

my friends or watch movies. Friday and Saturday are

definitely the best days of the week! (90 words)

Topic sentence (TS)

SupportingSentences (SS)

(main idea)

(details)

Concluding Sentence (CS)

(repeats main idea)

My sister Laila works at the Union National Bank

and she has a busy daily routine. She gets up at 6:30 am

every morning and prepares breakfast for her family. Then she

takes her children to school at 7:45 am. After that, she goes to

work. She works from 9 am to 1 pm. At 1 pm she drives home.

Then she makes some food and eats lunch with her children until 2

pm. After lunch Laila reads the newspaper, talks and plays with her

children, or rests. Later, between 5 pm and 6 pm, she helps her

children with their homework. Next, she prepares the evening meal

for her family. Her husband comes home at 7:30 pm and then they

all eat dinner together. After dinner they relax for an hour and

watch TV or sit in the garden and talk. Laila always puts her

children to bed at 9:00 pm. She finally goes to bed at 10:00 pm.

Laila enjoys her work and the time she spends with her

family.

(172 words)

Concluding

Sentence

Topic Sentence

(main idea)

SupportingSentences

(details)

(repeat main idea)

Concluding

Sentence

Topic Sentence

(main idea)

SupportingSentences

(details)

(repeat main idea)

TS

SS

CS

TW

TW

TW

SS

SS

SS

Transition words (TW)