lesson plan

Writing Workshop Paragraph Format What You’ll Learn: • The parts that make up a proper Paragraph • How to construct a proper Paragraph • The different types of Paragraphs Why It’s Important: •So you will know how to construct a proper Paragraph •So you will have the basic skills to compose a writing composition Paragraphs: A Paragraph is a series of sentences developing one topic There are four (4) types of paragraphs: The Narrative Paragraph which tells a story The Persuasive Paragraph which tries to convince the audience The Descriptive Paragraph which describes something The Expository or Explanatory Paragraph which gives information or explains something Topic Sentence: The topic of a paragraph is stated in one sentence This is called the Topic Sentence The Topic Sentence is the first sentence of the paragraph and should be clear and concise (short and to the point) The first sentence in a paragraph is always indented An Indentation or Indention is a space between the margin and the beginning of a line The standard Indentation for a Paragraph is five (5) spaces Indentation Margin The most intelligent characteristic of a Monkey is the manner in which it finds food They eat both vegetables and meat and they search for food day or night Paragraph Body: The rest of the paragraph consists of sentences that develop or explain the main idea This is called the Body of the paragraph A topic sentence may be developed by: • Giving details • Giving examples Main Idea • Telling an incident Body Every sentence in a paragraph should support the main idea expressed in the topic sentence Through the centuries rats have managed to survive all our efforts to destroy them We have poisoned them and trapped them We have fumigated, flooded, and burned them We have tried germ warfare Some rats even survived atomic bomb tests conducted on Entwetok atoll in the Pacific after World War II The Clincher Sentence: A Clincher or Concluding Sentence clinches or sums up the point made in the body of the paragraph Your Clincher Sentence should summarize your paragraph One way to this is to restate your topic sentence in different words Clincher Sentence Through the centuries rats have managed to survive all our efforts to destroy them We have poisoned them and trapped them We have fumigated, flooded, and burned them We have tried germ warfare Some rats even survived atomic bomb tests conducted on Entwetok atoll in the Pacific after World War II In spite of all our efforts, these enemies of ours continue to prove that they are the most indestructible of pests Coherence In a Paragraph: Stick to the point: make sure your ideas have a clear and logical relation to each other Put details, examples, and incidents in logical order: • Chronological • In relation to each other • In order of importance When connecting sentences within a paragraph, try to use transition words Connecting Sentences Within the Paragraph chronological order Transition words objects in relation to one another in order of importance first next to however meanwhile in front of furthermore later beside as a result afterwards between in fact finally behind yet Assignment: M1 Journal # 4: Your Favorite Animal (Paragraph) •Take the ten (10) sentences from journal # and put them into paragraph format • Your first sentence should be your topic sentence • The body of your paragraph should support your topic sentence • Make sure every sentence is a complete thought, begins with a capital letter, and ends with a punctuation mark • Also be sure your paragraph follows a logical order Assignment: M2 Journal # 4: Your Favorite Hobby (Paragraph) •Take the ten (10) sentences from journal # and put them into paragraph format • Your first sentence should be your topic sentence • The body of your paragraph should support your topic sentence • Make sure every sentence is a complete thought, begins with a capital letter, and ends with a punctuation mark • Also be sure your paragraph follows a logical order Assignment: M3 Journal # 4: Future Plans •Take the ten (10) sentences from journal # and put them into paragraph format • Your first sentence should be your topic sentence • The body of your paragraph should support your topic sentence • Make sure every sentence is a complete thought, begins with a capital letter, and ends with a punctuation mark • Also be sure your paragraph follows a logical order