Instructional Module

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Instructional Module

• Level 7th Grade-
• 9th Grade
• Topic Paragraph Writing

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Introduction
Hi! Im Mr.. Incredible. Why dont you read what
youre going to learn and have fun!

• Hi! In this module were going to talk about
  what is a paragraph and its parts. You will have
  a chance to construct your own paragraph about
  any topic you would like. But before that lets
  see what you know about a paragraph and its
  different parts. You will answer a short quiz.
  Dont worry about your answers they are just to
  let you know what you already know. So join our
  Super Heroes through this lesson and become part
  of the team!

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Pre-Quiz
Hello! Im Elastigirl. Youre part of our team!
You can do it!

• Choose the correct answer.
• 1. A paragraph is __________.
• a. made up of only one sentence.
• b. a series of sentences that talk about a
  specific subject.
• c. a series of sentences that talk about various
  topics.
• A paragraph has only ________ parts.
• a. five
• b. eight
• c. three
• A paragraph consists of ______________.
• a. topic sentence, body and closing sentence.
• b. body and closing sentence.
• c. topic sentence and closing sentence.

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The Incredibles Present
Writing Paragraphs
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The Incredibles
Together well explain what a paragraph is and
how to construct one!
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A Paragraph

• Is a group of sentences sharing ideas about one
  subject.
• You can
• 1. describe someone or something,
• 2. tell about an event or experience,
• 3. explain or give information about a subject,
  or
• 4. give your opinion about something.

Hi! Im Violet Parr. Heres a definition of what
a paragraph is!
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Whats Ahead
Hey! Get a load of all what were going to learn!

• The Basic Parts of a Paragraph
• Topic Sentence
• The Body
• Closing Sentence

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The Basic Parts of a Paragraph

• A paragraph has three parts. It usually begins
  with a topic sentence. The sentences in the
  middle part make up the body of a paragraph. The
  last sentence is called the closing sentence.

Wow! I didnt know there were three parts in a
paragraph!
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The Topic Sentence
Say!! So thats a topic sentence! Dont forget
the focus!

• A paragraph begins with a topic sentence a
  sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph
  is about. A topic sentence has two main parts a
  specific subject and a focus.

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The Subject
Hmm! The subject has to be specific!!

• The subject of a topic sentence has to be
  specific or small enough to explain in one
  paragraph. You couldnt write a paragraph on the
  history of flight. It would be too long! But you
  could write a paragraph on a plane trip you
  took. That subject is more specific!

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The Focus

• You need more than a subject to write a topic
  sentence. You also need a focus. A focus is
  usually a feeling or an attitude about the
  subject. It lets the reader know what youre
  going to say about the subject.
• Here is a simple formula that makes it easy
  whenever you have to write a paragraph.

Let me get a pencil to write down that formula!!
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Sample Topic Sentence

• Subject (Who? Or What?)
• Feeling/ Focus (What about it?)
• Topic Sentence
• Kim and Maria had very different reactions
  (focus) to their first airplane ride (specific
  subject).

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The Body
I wonder if its describing my body!

• The middle of the paragraph is called the body.
  It includes the sentences between the topic
  sentence and the closing sentence. These
  sentences must give the reader all the
  information needed to understand the topic.
  Continuing are sentences that could follow the
  topic sentence in a paragraph about Kim and
  Marias First Plane Ride.

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Sample Body
Cool! Interesting details!

• The girls went to visit their friend, Lisa, in
  California last month. Kim enjoyed the trip. She
  loved the speed of the plane at the take off. She
  liked the movie she saw on the plane, and she had
  a good time looking out the window at the clouds
  and the cities and towns below. Maria did not
  enjoy herself. She was afraid to be so high in
  the air. Her ears hurt her for a lot of the ride
  and she had already seen the movie. She could not
  eat anything, and she did not want to look out
  the window.

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The Closing Sentence
Sweet! Were almost finished with the paragraph!

• A paragraph ends with a closing sentence. This
  sentence may sum up the information in the
  paragraph, or tell what it means. Continuing is a
  sample closing sentence that could be used after
  the Sample Body.

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Sample Closing Sentence

• Kim and Maria have very different feelings
  about riding in an airplane.

Were almost there!! Zap! Our paragraph is done!
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Take Note
Wow! This is easier than I thought!

• If you put the Sample Topic Sentence, Sample
  Body, and Sample Closing Sentence together,
  youll have a Paragraph!

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Sample Paragraph

• Kim and Marias First Plane Ride
• Kim and Maria had very different reactions to
  their first airplane ride. The girls went to
  visit their friend, Lisa, in California last
  month. Kim enjoyed the trip. She loved the speed
  of the plane at the take off. She liked the movie
  she saw on the plane, and she had a good time
  looking out the window at the clouds and the
  cities and towns below. Maria did not enjoy
  herself. She was afraid to be so high in the air.
  Her ears hurt her for a lot of the ride and she
  had already seen the movie. She could not eat
  anything, and she did not want to look out the
  window. Kim and Maria have very different
  feelings about riding in an airplane.

B O D Y
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Post-Quiz
You made it! Now youre part of our Super Heroes!

• Choose the correct answer.
• 1. A paragraph is __________.
• a. made up of only one sentence.
• b. a series of sentences that talk about a
  specific subject.
• c. a series of sentences that talk about various
  topics.
• A paragraph has only ________ parts.
• a. five
• b. eight
• c. three
• A paragraph consists of ______________.
• a. topic sentence, body and closing sentence.
• b. body and closing sentence.
• c. topic sentence and closing sentence.

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Congratulations!