
How to write a paragraph
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English
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9th Grade
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Easy
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Erika Sente
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5 Slides • 9 Questions
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Advanced Academic Language
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Poll
Why should we learn to write a paragraph?
Because it is required for school.
Because I want to express myself clearly.
Because I can represent myself in intelligent manner.
Other
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Each paragraph should have:
Main idea- the purpose of the paragraph
Examples - supporting evidence
Conclusion- retells the purpose
Good grammar
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Expressing your self is powerful
Your ideas are easy to understand through clarity, coherence and cohesion.
Clarity- shows your reader that you can express what you are talking about
Coherence- shows your reader that you can choose and gather information to present in your writing
Cohesion- shows your reader that you can put together information in a logical manner
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Drag and Drop
Many people use social media. 90 K shared content. 90 M photos daily.
These sentence are missing:
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Drag and Drop
I like your phone. Thumbs up is good. Lore ipsum.
These sentence are missing:
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Good Grammar Matters
It's good writing etiquette to:
Start with a capital letter
End with a period
Use polite language
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Multiple Choice
How many sentences should a paragraph have?
2
8
4
5 or more
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How to start
your paragraph
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Draw
Label the parts of the paragraph.
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Poll
If you had to write about cats being better pets than dogs, which sentence would you choose?
Cats and dogs are animals.
Cats are intelligent animals.
Cats are intelligent and independent animals.
Cats are very different than dogs because cats are independent animals.
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Open Ended
Write 2 examples that explain why cats are better pets than dogs.
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Match
Match the following transition words.
To add information
To give an example
To contrast information
To conclude
Also
For example
But
Thus
Also
For example
But
Thus
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Open Ended
Write a conclusion for: Cats are better pets than dogs.
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