Third and Fourth Grade

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Writing a Paragraph

• Third and Fourth Grade

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PrewritingBrainstorm/Choose a topic
Complete the exercise given. What kind of animal
would you choose for a pet? Write 5 pets below.
Choose your favorite one.
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Write a Topic Sentence
Your question was, If you could choose any animal
you wanted, what would you choose? Write your
topic sentence below. ___________________________
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• A topic sentence usually is at the beginning of
  your sentence. It answers the question.

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The Body Answer your questions with a word or
phrase

• What is the name of your animal? _____________
• Use three words to describe your animal
• ______________________
• ______________________
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• Write a sentence using all three words.
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Give four reasons you want this animal. Use
words or phrases. Reason 1 Write two
sentences using your words or phrase. ____________
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_______________________________________ Reason
2 Write two sentences using your words or
phrase. __________________________________________
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Reason 3 Write two sentences using your
words or phrase. _________________________________
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Reason 4 Write two sentences using your
words or phrase. _________________________________
_________________ ________________________________
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ConclusionA conclusion summarizes what you wrote
into one sentence. It comes at the end of your
paragraph. Often it restates yourtopic
sentence in a different way. Write your final,
ending, or concluding sentence below.
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Rough Draft
Cut and paste all of your sentences together
below.
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Organizing/Revising
Do you like your work? Do you want to change
the order of your sentences? Think about
using words that are called transitional.
These words are finally, besides, also,
another, in addition to, furthermore, next, of
course, however, Go back to slide 8, Next
find four sentences, Then add a transitional word
before the first word in the sentence.
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Editing

• Reread your Paragraph
• Check for spelling mistakes.
• Put a capital at the beginning of each sentence.
• 4. Put a period, exclamation mark, or question
  mark at the end of each sentence.
• 5. Indent the first word of your paragraph.

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PublishingCut and paste your final paragraph
below includingall sentences.
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Editing checklistMy paragraph has a Topic
Sentence. ____My paragraph has a body.
My paragraph has a concluding sentence.____
Sentences have Capitals at the
beginning.____Periods at the end of my
sentences.____
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Paragraph Rubrics