Topic sentence

                             Supporting sentences

                             Purpose and audience

                             Sentence combining and coherence
 

Paragraph Unity
By constructing and writing on a paper fan, students visualize how each sentence must relate to and develop a paragraph's main idea.

Timelines Creating a timeline of the time when they were born
 

11 Rules of Writing  A concise guide for writing

Writer's Handbook  A complete teacher's guide

Suggestions for English Language Learners:                   

ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B, I) Students use pre-written words to create sentences.
(I, T) Students work in small groups to label sentences and paragraphs with above characteristics.
(I, T) Students complete a graphic organizer listing the topic sentence and supporting sentences of a given paragraph.
(T)  Students access classroom bulletin board or graphic containing frequently-used transition words to be included in their writing.
 

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