11/18/2020 Topic Sentences

Our class today will be split into 2 groups

Each group will do both stations

Station 1: Reading DI Story 13 and Going over page 1 of DI 13

Station 2: Staying on Quizizz and working on topic sentences

At 8:00 we will switch!

Name the main idea of the paragraph

Examples:

The east coast was slammed with a snowstorm.

The Super Bowl pits the best of two leagues against each other.

CLUEING TOPIC SENTENCES: name the main idea of the paragraph and gives a clue about the details. 

Examples:

Several states along the east coast was slammed with a snowstorm.

The Super Bowl has a number of traditions and superstitions

SPECIFIC TOPIC SENTENCES list the exact details that will be covered in the paragraph. 

Examples:

Air pollution is caused by vehicles and industries.

Charles Darwin lived an interesting life as an explorer, writer, and scientist.