1. STUDENTS WILL DETERMINE A CENTRAL IDEA WITH A TOPIC SENTENCE.

2. STUDENTS WILL DETERMINE DETAIL SENTENCES THAT SUPPORT THE TOPIC SENTENCE.

3. STUDENTS WILL DETERMINE A CONCLUDING SENTENCE. 

Standard WS 1.2Create multiple-paragraph compositions that establish and support a central idea with a topic sentence at or near the beginning of the first paragraph, includes supporting paragraphs with simple facts, details, and explanations and concludes with a paragraph that summarizes the points.

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RECOGNIZE

TELL ABOUT FOCUS

DECIDE ENDING

Definitions

The topic sentence is the main sentence of a paragraph. It tells what the paragraph is going to be about.

A supporting (or detail) sentence is a sentence

that follows the topic sentence and supports or gives more detail about the main idea.  

A concluding sentence is the last sentence of a paragraph, it summarizes everything that you just wrote about and it is somewhat like your topic sentence.

Parts to a Paragraph

Paragraph

Topic Sentence

Detail Sentences (3)

Concluding Sentence

Topic Sentence

Concluding Sentence

Detail Sentences (BODY)

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2

3

For Example…

Camels are called the "ships of the desert". They are used to carry people and loads from one place to another. They can survive many days in the desert without food and water. Their thick fur helps them to stop the sunshine from warming their bodies.

They have two toes on each foot, so they move very quickly on sand like a ship on the ocean!

What’s the main idea?

Some dogs work on farms.

Some dogs help firemen.

Some dogs are seeing eye dogs.

Sheep dogs watch sheep.

Other dogs work at police stations.

While other dogs work at airports.

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Dogs have many jobs.

What is a good concluding sentence?

1) Some dogs are big and some are small.

2) Dogs make good pets.

3) Dogs have jobs that help people.

What’s the main idea?

We buy frozen pizza.

Mom buys what is on her grocery list.

We buy eggs and milk.

Mom lets me put apples in the cart.

We push the cart down the aisles.

The cashier rings up the items.

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Mom and I go grocery shopping.

What is a good concluding sentence?

1) Grocery shopping with mom is fun.

2) I like to buy hot dogs and chips.

3) I go to the hardware store with dad.

What’s the main idea?

We have recess and lunch.

I turn in my homework.

My teacher explains math problems.

I write sentences and paragraphs.

Students take AR quizzes.

We learn social studies and science.

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We do many things at school.

What is a good concluding sentence?

1) I like recess and lunch best.

2) At school, students are busy doing many things.

3) We read, write, and do math.

What’s the main idea?

Mom sits under an umbrella.

My dad and I play in the waves.

Mom puts sunscreen on my face.

My brother and I build sandcastles.

We collect seashells.

I lay on my beach towel.

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A day at the beach with my family is fun.

What is a good concluding sentence?

1) My family has fun at the beach.

2) My family has fun building sandcastles.

3) I have fun playing in the waves with dad.

What’s the main idea?

I was the last player up to bat.

There were 2 outs.

I hit a homerun.

I had two balls and a strike.

The bases were loaded.

This was the last game of the championships.

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My baseball team won first place in the championship game.

What is a good concluding sentence?

1) My team won first place.

2) In baseball, we took first place.

3) In baseball, my team won the championship game.

Parts to a Passage

Introductory Paragraph

Supporting (Detail) Paragraphs (3)

Concluding Paragraph

Passage

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For Example… Camels are called the "ships of the desert". They are used to carry people and loads

from one place to another. They can survive many days in the desert without food and water. Their thick fur helps them to stop the sunshine from warming their bodies. They have two toes on each foot, so they move very quickly on sand like a ship on the ocean!

Camels are domesticated. Not only do they help move things from place to place. They also provide people with milk, meat, and hair. Many things are made from camel hair. Camels provide humans with many needs.

Camels eat foods found in the desert. They eat plants, grasses and bushes. Camels

can get all the water they need from the food they eat. When they cannot find food, they use fat that is stored in their hump to get energy. Eating is not a problem for camel in the desert.

Camels’ bodies are made for living in the desert. Their wide feet keep them from sinking into the sand. They have long eyelashes, ear hairs, and closable nostrils that keep out the sand. They have long legs to keep them high above the hot sand. Camels are well-suited for desert living.

These “ships of the desert” are adapted to desert living and are helpful to human. They provide transportation, food and hair. They don’t need much water; and they eat desert plants. Camels have body parts that make desert living easy. Camels help humans in many ways.

1. I LEARNED HOW TO DECIDE THE MAIN IDEA OF A TOPIC SENTENCE.

2. I LEARNED HOW TO RECOGNIZE DETAIL SENTENCES THAT TELL ABOUT THE FOCUS SENTENCE.

3. I LEARNED HOW TO DECIDE ON A CONCLUDING SENTENCE. 

Standard WS 1.2Create multiple-paragraph compositions that establish and support a central idea with a topic sentence at or near the beginning of the first paragraph, includes supporting paragraphs with simple facts, details, and explanations and concludes with a paragraph that summarizes the points.