Today, we reviewed what the expectations are of and in a stand-alone paragraph. One must have a topic (thesis) that is arguable, evidence (examples) to prove it is a reasonable opinion, and have the examples (tie-ins to thesis) explained. It also must have a final sentence that restates the opinion, but in a creative way.
We also discussed the differences between a fact and an opinion.
The students were then to write down some personality traits they have and put down examples. They will need these for Tuesday.
Reminder: get supplies for Tuesday. A USB/Flash drive is a must as the students will be working on the computers.
What Are the Components of a Paragraph?
T – Topic Sentence – This is the main idea of the paragraph. There is only one main idea per paragraph.
R – Reason – This is why you wrote the topic sentence. It explains why you wrote it.
E – Example – This is an example that proves your topic sentence is true.
E – Explanation – Explain how your example makes your topic sentence true!
T – Topic Sentence Restated – Re-write your topic sentence in a different way to close your paragraph.
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