Mr. Indent

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Mr. Indent

• A Write On Activity

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Why Indent?

• A paragraph is a group of sentences that tell
  about a subject. The sentences are not numbered.
  When one sentence ends, the next sentence
  begins.

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These sentences tell about life in colonial
America. Every time a sentence ends, the next
sentence begins.

• Life in colonial America is much different than
  life today. The early settlers had to hunt,
  fish, or grow their own food. Religion was a
  very important part of their life. Their
  clothing covered much of their bodies. Only
  those who could afford it could go to school.

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What else is wrong with this paragraph?

• Life in colonial America is much different than
  life today. The early settlers had to hunt,
  fish, or grow their own food. Religion was a
  very important part of their life. Their
  clothing covered much of their bodies. Only
  those who could afford it could go to school.

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Life in colonial America is much

• different than life today. The early settlers
  had to hunt, fish, or grow their own food.
  Religion was a very important part of their life.
  Their clothing covered much of their bodies.
  Only those who could afford it could go to
  school.

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Why Indent?

• Every paragraph begins with an indented space.

Indent
Easter Island is found in the
South Pacific. It is the most iceolaited place in
the world. If you get on a boat it would take a
long time to get to different countries. Its a
very small island too. They made a lot of
statues. The statues were made of moai, asoft
volcanic kind of rock. Statues were put all
around the island. Trees is what they used to
roll the statues to different places. Their
natural resources ran out quickly. Wood is one
of them, because they used it to carry statues
around. Houses were also built with wood. Boats
were built with wood too.
Indent
Indent
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How Do I Indent?
Do not leave the space on the other lines of the
paragraph, just the first one.

• Lets practice with Mr. Indent!

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If I could trick or treat anywhere, I
would go to Transylvania. First, I think I will
see vampires with blood on their fangs. Ill see
ghosts. I will also see witches on broomsticks
flying through the sky. I think Ill hear
screaming. I will also hear rattling chains. The
most terrifying noise will be the clashing
bones. What will happen to me? I will probably
get chased by bats. Then, run into a vampire. The
vampire will try to suck my blood and try to kill
me but, at the last minute I will look in my
treat bag for anything that will stop a vampire.
Boy will I be glad to get far away from there. I
will love to get away from there.
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Try it! Recopy this paragraph and indent.

• Learning to read is a very important skill.
  Through reading we communicate our thoughts to
  others. We can read for information and for
  pleasure. Reading is a vital part of our
  everyday life.

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Learning to read is a very important

• skill. Through reading we communicate our
  thoughts to others. We can read for information
  and for pleasure. Reading is a vital part of our
  everyday life.

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Try it! Recopy this paragraph and indent.

• My dog is my best friend. When
• I feel down, he is always there to cheer me up.
  He never complains and is always happy to see me.
  I love my dog.

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My dog is my best friend. When

• I feel down, he is always there to cheer me up.
  He never complains and is always happy to see me.
  I love my dog.

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Try it! Recopy this paragraph and indent.

• Tennessee is a beautiful place
• to live. The mountains in the east reach to the
  sky in a smoky haze. The green grass carpets the
  state. Luscious streams water the thirsty land.
  I think Tennessee is a picture-perfect place.

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to live. The mountains in the east reach to the
sky in a smoky haze. The green grass carpets the
state. Luscious streams water the thirsty land.
I think Tennessee is a picture-perfect place.
Tennessee is a beautiful place
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• A message from Mr. Indent

In our class we are learning to indent. When you
indent you let the reader know you are starting a
new subject. To indent, simply leave a blank
space.
Write On
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• A message from Mr. Indent

In our class we are learning to indent.
When you indent you let the reader know you are
starting a new subject. To indent, simply leave
a blank space.
Write On