Sentence

Writing Strategy
 Pretest

My favorite sport is basketball. The first

time I played was when my older cousin
got a hoop when I was in first grade. At
first I was just playing for fun and playing
with out control of the ball. Soon I new
a bunch of new tricks. By the time I was
in fourth grade I wasn’t awsome but a
lot better.
 Posttest
BasketBall
My favorite sport is basketball for numerous
reasons. First it involves practically your whole body in
the sport. For example, you need your legs to run and
jump, your arms to dribble, shoot, aim and to steal the
ball or get a rebound, you also need you eyes and
mouth to communicate with your team and to observe
the ball. Next, It’s a team or one on one game. If
some one else wants to play you could put them on a
team, or if two people wanna play eachother they
could play one on one or a head to head. Finally,
basket ball is a surprising game you may learn
something new everytime you play.
For example, you could learn how to put the
ball through or under your legs, or to cross
your opponent in many different ways and
you could also learn new techniques along
the way. To sum it up, basket ball is my
favorite sport because it involves almost
every part of your body, is a team or one on
one game, and your always learning new
things as you play.
Parts of a Paragraph
Title

Introduction

Body

Conclusion
 Paragraphs are made
up of several…

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

s entences
 Sentence Types
Used in Paragraphs

Paragraph Part Sentence Type

Introduction Topic Sentence
BodyDetail Sentences
Conclusion Clincher Sentence
 Parts of a Paragraph
Title
Introduction
Topic Sentence

Body

Conclusion
In which part will you find the topic sentence?
 Topic Sentence
• Is usually the first
sentence
• Introduces the main
idea
• Sometimes
introduces the details
There are 3 types of
Topic Sentences
Types of Topic Sentences

General Topic Sentences

Clueing Topic Sentences

Specific Topic Sentences

General Topic Sentence

Names the main idea

of the paragraph.
General Topic Sentence
Examples of General Topic Sentences

Mr. James is my favorite teacher.

I went to Hawaii on vacation.

We are going to fix up our house.

 Examples of General Topic
Sentences

• The hot trend in advertising these

days is to hire real, live stars.

• Not much is left of a town known as

Nora, Nebraska.
Types of Topic Sentences

General Topic Sentences

Clueing Topic Sentences

Specific Topic Sentences

 Clueing Topic Sentence

• Names the main idea.

• Gives a clue about the details.

Clueing Topic Sentence
Examples of Clueing Topic Sentences

• Mr. James is my favorite teacher for

three reasons.

• I did several exciting things when I

went to Hawaii on vacation.

• We need to do a variety of projects to

fix up our house.
 Examples of Clueing Topic
Sentences

• There are several models of cars I would

consider buying.

• Tents come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

• The citizens of Lawrence have three main

reasons for building a new high school
 Examples of Clueing Topic
Sentences

• There are several models of cars I would

consider buying.

• Tents come in a variety of shapes and

sizes.

• The citizens of Lawrence have three main

reasons for building a new high school
 Clue Words
Many Various Differences
Several some Similarities
A number of Categories Advantages
Number (“Three”) Groups Disadvantages
Kinds Steps Jobs
Types Stages Uses
Parts Ways Causes
Roles Effects variety
Pieces Features Reasons
Members Examples Sources
Characteristics Different Assortment
 Highlight the clueing words

There are many types of trees.

There are many types of trees.

Types of Topic Sentences

General Topic Sentences

Clueing Topic Sentences

Specific Topic Sentences

 Specific Topic Sentence

• Names the main idea.

• Names the specific details

to be covered.
Specific Topic Sentence
Let’s see if our
predictions
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Examples of Specific Topic Sentences

• Mr. James is my favorite teacher because

he is funny, interesting, and very fair.

• When I went to Hawaii on vacation, I surfed,

went swimming, and skydived.

• We are going to fix up our house by putting

on a new roof, painting the inside, and
buying all new carpets.