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What should be included in a body paragraph?

List until you cannot think og anything.

When we discuss it, put a check mark next to answers that are the same as yours and volunteer until all answers have been said.

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Transition Statement

• Takes you from one paragraph to the next.

• Smooth reading

Topic Sentence

• Answers what are we talking about?

• What is the main idea of this paragraph?

Evidence

• Supports claim• Specific details (facts, ideas)

Wrap Up Sentence

• Makes it clear paragraph has ended

Trans

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s Flow from one paragraph to the next

My e

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Back to Global Warming: Last Paragraph: About the polar bears Transitional Phrase:

Correspondingly, the homes of certain groups of people are being destroyed.

Groups Come up

with a transitional phrase for one of the following

prompts:

1. Topic: Gym and Athletes

Last Paragraph: about how

gym class for athletes leads to

lower grades.

Next Paragrah: about how

gym class leads to fatigue

(Lessened performance in

game)

OR 2. Topic: Uniforms

Last Paragraph: About how

uniforms lead to lessened

competition in clothes

(sneaker culture, clothing)

Nest Paragraph: About how

uniforms save money.

What is a topic sentence? Talk about it in your group!

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Act Like tiny thesis statements First in the sentence

(not last like thesis statement) Introduces Subject

Link to Previous Paragraph (what we just did) Indicate Progression

My e

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Good Example: Due to global warming, the habitat of the polar bear is slowly being eroded away, which is creating an unbalance in the ecosystem.

Bad example: Some people think global warming is bad for the environment.

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Create topic sentences in

your groups for one of the

following prompts (or a prompt you did yesterday)

Argue for or against: Uniforms should be worn in

schools. Argue for or against: Gym

class should not be mandatory for athletes.

Pick a resource that is running out. Why should it

be saved?

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e Based on your own essay topics, create a topic sentence and share with your group (share with the class if you want).

Supporting Details

What is important to

consider?

Supporting Details:

Things to Consider.

Supporting

Details Support both your topic sentence and

your thesis

Back to the Polar bears. . .

Example: When the ice caps melt, polar

bears cannot navigate in order to look

for food or shelter. As a result, the polar

bears are facing grave consequences.

Many polar bears have been drowning in

the icy waters. (Insert statistic)

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In your groups, create one (1) supporting detail to go along with your topic sentence already created.

Share your details with the class!

Your

Pap

ers! Create supporting

details for 1 body paragraph of your paper (the one you created a transition/topic sentence for )

Talk

abou

t it

Talk about the positives and negatives of your supporting details, topic sentences, and paragraphs in your group.

Complete the following checklist on their papers.

Underline the topic sentence Box the supporting details

Place a check mark next to the transition.

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Does the topic sentence support the thesis? Do the supporting

details align with the topic sentence? Is there a logical flow

to the paper?

Finish Writing the rough draft of your paragraphSUBMIT IT TO ME FOR REVIEW!