Mr. AbbottWho is he?

What is a PARAGRAPH?

•A group of sentences supporting a main idea

•Contains a topic sentence

•Contains several detail sentences

•Contains a concluding sentence

Your Turn

Write a paragraph about the important people in your life.

Convey your feelings clearly and accurately.

Your Turn

Write a paragraph about the significant things in your life.

Explain the reasons these items are

meaningful to you.

Your Turn

Write a paragraph about an important

event you experienced. Tell what happened to you and how the

event changed your life in some way.

Your Turn•Revisit your writings from this

activity

•Make corrections

•Add meaningful details

•Delete unnecessary words and phrases

•Be prepared to share your work!!!

Finish your rough draft for

homework.

Your work will be collected

tomorrow.