Paragraphs consist of a topic sentence, two to three points (supporting facts or opinions), and perhaps a minor point or two. The topic sentence contains the main idea of the paragraph. The other sentence support the topic sentence.
Example: The president recently spoke about the shortage of energy. He urged us to conserve energy. We do this by turning off lights we aren't using.
The topic sentence is the sentence that says the President spoke about the shortage of energy.
Directions:
Read the following groups of sentences. Underline the sentence in each group that states the main idea, or most basic fact.
Group 1:
a. First, they take us places we need to go.
b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
c. Second, we use them for pleasure.
Group 2:
a. It is also well known for its koala bears.
b. It is famous for Kangaroos.
c. Australia has many interesing animals.
Group 3:
a. Also, it comes in a variety of flavors.
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
c. To begin with, it takes good on a hot day.
PART II: Major Points:
In a paragraph, a major point is a sentence that tells a fact or opinion about the topic sentence. There can be 3-5 major points sentences in a paragraph.
Example: Topic Sentence: I have a big dog.
Major point: He is brown and white.
Major point: He is a rare breed.
Major point: He likes to chase cats.
Major point: He eats large amounts of food.
Directions: Write TWO supporting facts for each of the topic sentences below.
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
2. The United States is a large country.
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother.
Example: The president recently spoke about the shortage of energy. He urged us to conserve energy. We do this by turning off lights we aren't using.
The topic sentence is the sentence that says the President spoke about the shortage of energy.
Directions:
Read the following groups of sentences. Underline the sentence in each group that states the main idea, or most basic fact.
Group 1:
a. First, they take us places we need to go.
b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
c. Second, we use them for pleasure.
Group 2:
a. It is also well known for its koala bears.
b. It is famous for Kangaroos.
c. Australia has many interesing animals.
Group 3:
a. Also, it comes in a variety of flavors.
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
c. To begin with, it takes good on a hot day.
PART II: Major Points:
In a paragraph, a major point is a sentence that tells a fact or opinion about the topic sentence. There can be 3-5 major points sentences in a paragraph.
Example: Topic Sentence: I have a big dog.
Major point: He is brown and white.
Major point: He is a rare breed.
Major point: He likes to chase cats.
Major point: He eats large amounts of food.
Directions: Write TWO supporting facts for each of the topic sentences below.
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
2. The United States is a large country.
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother.
Group 1: b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
ReplyDeleteGroup 2: c. Australia has many interesting animals.
Group 3: b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
1.a. The museum is a place where you can see old artifacts.
ReplyDeleteb. Different people visit museum for more information for their studies.
2.a. The United State have diversity culture.
b. The united states is also a home to many immigants.
3.a. Sally's boyfriend little brother likes to play soccer.
b.He also likes to cry.
Guillaumine
ReplyDeleteGrpe1: Automobile are important for two reasons.
Grpe 2:Australia has many interesting animals.
Grpe 3:There are two things i like about ice cream.
Part2:
1.The museum is an
interesting place to visit
You can see beautiful painting.
You can see many faces of pionners. of almost all over the worth.
You can discover beautifull drawing.
2. The United States is a large country.
It has 52 states.
It welcome immigrants from all over the words.
It has a large population.
3. Salley's boyfriend has a little brother.
His name is john
He is 4 years old.
He likes to play games.