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Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
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Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
ACTIVITY 9 Read each topic sentence below. What information would you expect the writer to
include in the paragraph? For each topic sentence, write two questions that the supporting sentences should answer. Ask: Who?, What?, When?, Where?, Why?, or How?
1. Pesticides should not be used on farm products.
What kinds of pesticides are used? Why should we avoid using pesticides on farm products?
2. The beaches along the Mediterranean Sea are some of the best beaches in the world.
3. Although few people realize it, country music and rock music have some similar characteristics.
4. My best friend and I met in a very unlikely place.
AVOIDING UNRELATED SENTENCES
Some writers include too many ideas in one paragraph. Remember that a paragraph should focus on just one controlling idea. Every sentence must support the topic sentence in some way. These supporting sentences help maintain the unity of the paragraph.
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Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
ACTIVITY 14: Asking the Right Questions Choose one of the topic sentences you created in Activity 13. Write questions for it using
the appropriate interrogative (question) words. If you cannot think of, at least, three questions, perhaps, your topic sentence is weak. For more practice, repeat this activity with your other topic sentences.
1. Topic Sentence: One of the best days of my life occurred last year.
Who? Who was involved in the event?
What? What happened?
When? When did this event happen?
Where? Where did the event happen?
Why? Why was it the best day?
Other: How did you feel at the time?
2. Topic Sentence:
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
Other:
Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
ACTIVITY 15: Writing Supporting Sentences Look at your topic sentence and questions from Activity 14. Write supporting sentences
that answer each question that you wrote.
Topic Sentence:
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Unit 1: Introduction to Paragraphs (pp. 1320, 2326)
ACTIVITY 16: Writing a Paragraph Use the supporting sentences and the topic sentence from Activity 15 to write a
paragraph. Be sure to use only supporting sentences that relate to the topic sentence and its controlling idea. ______________________________________________________________________________
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