Topic Sentences

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Topic Sentences

• Tell me what youre
• going to tell me

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Quiz 1

• Get out A4 paper
• Write your name and student number on the top
  left
• Do not cheat!

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• 1. What is a sentence?
• 2. What are the 4 types of sentences?
• 3. What is a simple sentence?
• 4. What is missing in a sentence fragment?
• 5. What is a run-on sentence?
• 6. What is a comma splice?
• 7. What are the 3 ways to fix run-ons and comma
  splices?
• 8. What are the 5 steps in the writing process?
• 9. What are the 7 coordinating conjunctions?
• 10. Fix the following sentence error
• Mary decided to stay up late to finish her
  homework, John preferred to get up early in the
  morning to do his homework, but they both managed
  to turn it in on time.

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3 parts of a paragraph

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3 parts of a paragraph
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3 parts of a paragraph

1. Topic Sentence
2. Supporting Details
3. Conclusion Sentence

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3 parts of a paragraph

• Topic Sentence
• Tell me what youre going to tell me
• Supporting Details
• Tell me
• Conclusion Sentence
• Tell me what you told me

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Tell me parts of a paragraph

1. Tell me what youre going to tell me
2. Tell me
3. Tell me what you told me

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Chapter 3

• turn to pages 38 - 40

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Group Activities

• Get into groups
• Pass out worksheets

Poodle
Paul Bunyan
Pecos Bill
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Homework

• Practice 2
• A, B, C
• Try It Out, p. 43 (work alone)