هتلر2006
09-10-2008, 09:12 PM
How to write an Orange
Let's start with sentences!
Do you go absolutely Bonkers when you are asked to write a sentence?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps02.gif
Does your pencil seem to grow and grow until it weighs a ton?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps03.gif
Are you barely able to think?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps04.gif
For relief from this common aliment...use the following tips!
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps05.gif
Get your supplies in order:
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps06.gif
A sharpened pencil
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps07.gif
A decent eraser
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps08.gif
A clean, unwrinkled, unbesmirched piece of paper
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps09.gif
Whatever you do - Don't use spiral bound paper that has been ripped out of the notebook, that is just plain nasty!
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps10.gif
Bring your brain!
Getting the supplies in order is easy but, where do you go now?
For starters.......Think ORANGE
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps11.gif
Using "short" words, list three things you already know about an orange.
Your list might look like this:
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps12.gif tastes good http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps13.gif bumpy skin http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps14.gif must peel to eat
Now STRETCH those words to make three sentences
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps15.gif A cold orange tastes good on a hot summer day. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps16.gif An orange has a bumpy skin that smells good. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps17.gif You must peel an orange to eat it.
Don't forget to use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence and a punctuation mark at the end!
Let's review the Orange Method for Sentence Writing!
*Begin by listing what you know -- use short words
*STRETCH your short words into good sentences
*Use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence and use a proper punctuation to end the sentence.
Try it out on these samples
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps18.gif write three sentences about a person you know. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps19.gif write three sentences about your school. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps05.gif write three sentences about your desk.
Now Let's use what we have learned about the Orange Method for Sentence Writing to help us write a whole paragraphabout apples!
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps20.gif
How to write an Apple
(paragraph)
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps21.gifDo you ever feel like you are going to explode when the teacher asks you to write a paragraph.http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps22.gif Do you feel your heart pounding or your face getting red if your teacher tells you to write a GOOD paragraph?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps23.gif
Don't despair...here is a way to do it painlessly and with excellent results.
To begin......consider the apple
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps24.gif
Using "short" words list at least five things you already know about the apple.
Your list might look like this:
Apples
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps25.gif eat them http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps26.gif different colors http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps27.gif grow on trees http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps28.gif great in a pie http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps29.gif some have worms
Now STRETCH the words on your list into at least five sentences.
You can eat an apple.
Apples come in different colors.
Apples grow on trees.
I ate an apple pie once.
Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.
Now let's put the sentences in a paragraph!
First, think about which sentence you want to come first, second, third etc...
How about this order?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps30.gif Apples come in different colors. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps31.gif Apples grow on trees. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps32.gif You can eat an apple. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps33.gif I ate an apple pie. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps34.gif Sometimes an apple has a worm .in it.
Ok, let's try it out! Let's connect the sentences into a paragraph with indention, capital letters at the beginning of each sentence and a punctuation mark at the end of each sentence.
..............Apples come in different colors. Apples grow on trees. You can eat an apple. I ate an apple pie. Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.
Well, our sentences are in a paragraph form. We have indented and remembered to use punctuation, but it isn't a good paragraph yet.
Consider what you remember about paragraphs!
Paragraphs have three parts: like a present
The box is like a topic sentence. The topic sentence "holds" the detail sentences
The detail sentences tell the reader information about the topic. Our topic is "apples" so each detail sentence should tell the reader more information about apples.
1.Detail sentence2.Detail Sentence3.Detail SentenceAdd more detail sentences as needed
I don't think we have a topic sentence yet, do you? "Apples come in different colors." seems more like a detail sentence to me. A topic sentence should introduce the entire paragraph to the reader.
1. Apples come in different colors. 2. Apples grow on trees. 3. You can eat an apple. 4. I ate an apple pie. 5. Sometimes an apple has a wormin it.
How about this:
Let me tell you what I know about apples.
That seems like a better topic sentence, doesn't it?
Topic Sentence Let me tell you what I know about apples.Detail Sentence Apples come in different colors.Detail Sentence Apples grow on trees.Detail Sentence You can eat an apple.Detail Sentence I ate an apple pie.Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
I noticed that two of the detail sentences start with the same word. I think we can change them into something more interesting by combining the two simple sentences into one compound sentence using the conjunction "and" like this:
Topic Sentence Let me tell you what I know about apples.Detail Sentence Apples come in different colors.Detail Sentence Apples grow on trees.Detail Sentence You can eat an apple.Detail Sentence I ate an apple pie.Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples. Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees. Detail SentenceYou can eat an apple. Detail SentenceI ate an apple pie. Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it. Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Now look at detail sentences #2 and #3. Did you notice that the verb "eat" is used in a present tense(eat) in #2 sentence and past tense "ate" in #3?
As a good paragraph writer you have to be careful to make sure that you always have "verb agreement" throughout your paragraph. In other words, you have to make sure that everything in the paragraph takes place in the same time zone: past, present or future. I think we will choose to make our paragraph in the present tense, so that means we have to make a small change to detail sentence #3.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples. Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees. Detail SentenceYou can eat an apple. Detail SentenceI ate an apple pie. Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it. Conclusion or Closing Sentence
I ate an apple pie + present tense = I like to eat apple pie.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples. Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees. Detail SentenceYou can eat an apple. Detail SentenceI like to eat apple pie. Detail SentenceSometimes an apple has a worm in it. Conclusion or Closing Sentence
I think we can combine those two small sentences into a nice complex sentence now with just a little thought.
You can eat an apple. I like to eat apple pie.
You can eat an fresh apple, butI like to eat them in apple pie.
Think: What kind of apple pie?
Dutch?
hot?
homemade?
These are adjectives that will make our sentence SHOW not TELL the reader what we want to say!
You can eat an fresh apple, butI like to eat them in homemade apple pie.
You can eat an fresh apple...
Wait a minute... what is wrong with that? It sounds funny.
Did you remember the article rule for "an"? An is an article (part of speech). You use "an" in front of words which begin with a vowel. Use the article "a" in front of words that begin with a consonant like "fresh".
so.....
You can eat a fresh apple, butI like to eat them in apple pie.
Now, let's have a look at sentence #4. We need to do a little work on it too. Let's rework the verb "has" to make it an action verb instead of a being verb.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples.Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees.Detail SentenceYou can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie.Detail SentenceSometimes an apple has a worm in it.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Sometimes a worm is living in the apple.
Good job! The words "is living" are present tense, just like the rest of the sentences in our paragraph!
CHECK IT OUT!
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples.Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees.Detail SentenceYou can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie.Detail SentenceSometimes a worm is living in the apple.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Finally, we are ready for the Conclusion or Closing Sentence. It doesn't matter whether you call the last sentence of a paragraph a "conclusion" or "closing" sentence. they both mean the same thing. This is the end of your paragraph and you are letting the reader know it is the end.
Do you remember the "paragraph box" from above?
Paragraphs are like boxes. They have three parts: a topic sentence(which is like the box), detail sentences (which are the present inside the box), and the conclusion or closing sentence(which is like a bow that ties the whole thing together).
Our paragraph has a great "box" or topic sentence: Let me tell you what I know about apples.
Our paragraph has a great set of "presents" or detail sentences inside the box: Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees. You can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in a homemade apple pie. Sometimes a worm is living in the apple.
We need a great conclusion sentence: here is a good clue...look at the topic sentence and think about how to "tie" it to the conclusion sentence.
Let me tell you what I know about apples. (topic sentence)
These are just a few things you should know about apples. (conclusion sentence)
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples.Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees.Detail SentenceYou can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie.Detail SentenceSometimes a worm is living in the apple.Conclusion or Closing SentenceThese are just a few things you should know about apples.
WE DID IT!
We created a paragraph with good sentences from ideas that we thought about in our own head!
The last part of writing our sentence is easy.
*Remember to indent the paragraph.
*Remember to capitalize each new sentence.
*Remember to end each sentence with the proper punctuation symbol.
..........Let me tell you what I know about apples.Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees. You can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie. Sometimes a worm is living in the apple.These are just a few things you should know about apples.
red= topic sentence it is like a box which holds the details
blue = detail sentences, they are like the present inside the box. Help the reader by SHOWING not TELLING with good adjectives.
purple = conclusion or closing sentence which is like a bow holding the details and topic sentence together. It "ties" the paragraph together!
Here are our original ideas:
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps25.gif eat them http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps26.gif different colors http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps27.gif grow on trees http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps28.gif great in a pie http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps29.gif some have worms
Look what we created!
.......Let me tell you what I know about apples. Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees. You can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie. Sometimes a worm is living in the apple. These are just a few things you should know about apples.
Remember these simple steps to help you write a good paragraph!
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Decide on a topic http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps36.gifhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif List things you know--use short wordshttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Use your list of short words to create sentenceshttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Put the sentences in orderhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Create a good topic sentence http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif See what you can do to make your detail sentences SHOW not TELL the reader about your topic by combining sentences into complex or compound sentences, adding interesting adjectives and creating "mind pictures" for the readerhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Always make sure that spelling and especially verb agreement are in orderhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Write a great conclusion or closing sentence by looking at the topic sentence and tying the detail sentences up in a neat boxhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Don't forget to indent, capitalize beginning sentence words and always punctuate correctlyhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps35.gif Read your paragraph and be proud!
Let's make a rebus just for the fun of it!
.......................Let me tell you what I know about http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps36.gif. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps24.gifpples come in different http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps26.gif and they grow on http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps27.gifhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps27.gifhttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps27.gif. You can http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps25.gifa fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps28.gif . Sometimes a http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps29.gif is living in thehttp://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps20.gif . These are just a few things you should know about http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps36.gif.
Let's start with sentences!
Do you go absolutely Bonkers when you are asked to write a sentence?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps02.gif
Does your pencil seem to grow and grow until it weighs a ton?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps03.gif
Are you barely able to think?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps04.gif
For relief from this common aliment...use the following tips!
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps05.gif
Get your supplies in order:
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps06.gif
A sharpened pencil
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps07.gif
A decent eraser
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps08.gif
A clean, unwrinkled, unbesmirched piece of paper
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps09.gif
Whatever you do - Don't use spiral bound paper that has been ripped out of the notebook, that is just plain nasty!
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps10.gif
Bring your brain!
Getting the supplies in order is easy but, where do you go now?
For starters.......Think ORANGE
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps11.gif
Using "short" words, list three things you already know about an orange.
Your list might look like this:
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps12.gif tastes good http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps13.gif bumpy skin http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps14.gif must peel to eat
Now STRETCH those words to make three sentences
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps15.gif A cold orange tastes good on a hot summer day. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps16.gif An orange has a bumpy skin that smells good. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps17.gif You must peel an orange to eat it.
Don't forget to use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence and a punctuation mark at the end!
Let's review the Orange Method for Sentence Writing!
*Begin by listing what you know -- use short words
*STRETCH your short words into good sentences
*Use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence and use a proper punctuation to end the sentence.
Try it out on these samples
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps18.gif write three sentences about a person you know. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps19.gif write three sentences about your school. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps05.gif write three sentences about your desk.
Now Let's use what we have learned about the Orange Method for Sentence Writing to help us write a whole paragraphabout apples!
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps20.gif
How to write an Apple
(paragraph)
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps21.gifDo you ever feel like you are going to explode when the teacher asks you to write a paragraph.http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps22.gif Do you feel your heart pounding or your face getting red if your teacher tells you to write a GOOD paragraph?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps23.gif
Don't despair...here is a way to do it painlessly and with excellent results.
To begin......consider the apple
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps24.gif
Using "short" words list at least five things you already know about the apple.
Your list might look like this:
Apples
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps25.gif eat them http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps26.gif different colors http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps27.gif grow on trees http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps28.gif great in a pie http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps29.gif some have worms
Now STRETCH the words on your list into at least five sentences.
You can eat an apple.
Apples come in different colors.
Apples grow on trees.
I ate an apple pie once.
Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.
Now let's put the sentences in a paragraph!
First, think about which sentence you want to come first, second, third etc...
How about this order?
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps30.gif Apples come in different colors. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps31.gif Apples grow on trees. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps32.gif You can eat an apple. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps33.gif I ate an apple pie. http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps34.gif Sometimes an apple has a worm .in it.
Ok, let's try it out! Let's connect the sentences into a paragraph with indention, capital letters at the beginning of each sentence and a punctuation mark at the end of each sentence.
..............Apples come in different colors. Apples grow on trees. You can eat an apple. I ate an apple pie. Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.
Well, our sentences are in a paragraph form. We have indented and remembered to use punctuation, but it isn't a good paragraph yet.
Consider what you remember about paragraphs!
Paragraphs have three parts: like a present
The box is like a topic sentence. The topic sentence "holds" the detail sentences
The detail sentences tell the reader information about the topic. Our topic is "apples" so each detail sentence should tell the reader more information about apples.
1.Detail sentence2.Detail Sentence3.Detail SentenceAdd more detail sentences as needed
I don't think we have a topic sentence yet, do you? "Apples come in different colors." seems more like a detail sentence to me. A topic sentence should introduce the entire paragraph to the reader.
1. Apples come in different colors. 2. Apples grow on trees. 3. You can eat an apple. 4. I ate an apple pie. 5. Sometimes an apple has a wormin it.
How about this:
Let me tell you what I know about apples.
That seems like a better topic sentence, doesn't it?
Topic Sentence Let me tell you what I know about apples.Detail Sentence Apples come in different colors.Detail Sentence Apples grow on trees.Detail Sentence You can eat an apple.Detail Sentence I ate an apple pie.Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
I noticed that two of the detail sentences start with the same word. I think we can change them into something more interesting by combining the two simple sentences into one compound sentence using the conjunction "and" like this:
Topic Sentence Let me tell you what I know about apples.Detail Sentence Apples come in different colors.Detail Sentence Apples grow on trees.Detail Sentence You can eat an apple.Detail Sentence I ate an apple pie.Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples. Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees. Detail SentenceYou can eat an apple. Detail SentenceI ate an apple pie. Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it. Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Now look at detail sentences #2 and #3. Did you notice that the verb "eat" is used in a present tense(eat) in #2 sentence and past tense "ate" in #3?
As a good paragraph writer you have to be careful to make sure that you always have "verb agreement" throughout your paragraph. In other words, you have to make sure that everything in the paragraph takes place in the same time zone: past, present or future. I think we will choose to make our paragraph in the present tense, so that means we have to make a small change to detail sentence #3.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples. Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees. Detail SentenceYou can eat an apple. Detail SentenceI ate an apple pie. Detail Sentence Sometimes an apple has a worm in it. Conclusion or Closing Sentence
I ate an apple pie + present tense = I like to eat apple pie.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples. Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees. Detail SentenceYou can eat an apple. Detail SentenceI like to eat apple pie. Detail SentenceSometimes an apple has a worm in it. Conclusion or Closing Sentence
I think we can combine those two small sentences into a nice complex sentence now with just a little thought.
You can eat an apple. I like to eat apple pie.
You can eat an fresh apple, butI like to eat them in apple pie.
Think: What kind of apple pie?
Dutch?
hot?
homemade?
These are adjectives that will make our sentence SHOW not TELL the reader what we want to say!
You can eat an fresh apple, butI like to eat them in homemade apple pie.
You can eat an fresh apple...
Wait a minute... what is wrong with that? It sounds funny.
Did you remember the article rule for "an"? An is an article (part of speech). You use "an" in front of words which begin with a vowel. Use the article "a" in front of words that begin with a consonant like "fresh".
so.....
You can eat a fresh apple, butI like to eat them in apple pie.
Now, let's have a look at sentence #4. We need to do a little work on it too. Let's rework the verb "has" to make it an action verb instead of a being verb.
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples.Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees.Detail SentenceYou can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie.Detail SentenceSometimes an apple has a worm in it.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Sometimes a worm is living in the apple.
Good job! The words "is living" are present tense, just like the rest of the sentences in our paragraph!
CHECK IT OUT!
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples.Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees.Detail SentenceYou can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie.Detail SentenceSometimes a worm is living in the apple.Conclusion or Closing Sentence
Finally, we are ready for the Conclusion or Closing Sentence. It doesn't matter whether you call the last sentence of a paragraph a "conclusion" or "closing" sentence. they both mean the same thing. This is the end of your paragraph and you are letting the reader know it is the end.
Do you remember the "paragraph box" from above?
Paragraphs are like boxes. They have three parts: a topic sentence(which is like the box), detail sentences (which are the present inside the box), and the conclusion or closing sentence(which is like a bow that ties the whole thing together).
Our paragraph has a great "box" or topic sentence: Let me tell you what I know about apples.
Our paragraph has a great set of "presents" or detail sentences inside the box: Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees. You can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in a homemade apple pie. Sometimes a worm is living in the apple.
We need a great conclusion sentence: here is a good clue...look at the topic sentence and think about how to "tie" it to the conclusion sentence.
Let me tell you what I know about apples. (topic sentence)
These are just a few things you should know about apples. (conclusion sentence)
Topic SentenceLet me tell you what I know about apples.Detail SentenceApples come in different colors and they grow on trees.Detail SentenceYou can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie.Detail SentenceSometimes a worm is living in the apple.Conclusion or Closing SentenceThese are just a few things you should know about apples.
WE DID IT!
We created a paragraph with good sentences from ideas that we thought about in our own head!
The last part of writing our sentence is easy.
*Remember to indent the paragraph.
*Remember to capitalize each new sentence.
*Remember to end each sentence with the proper punctuation symbol.
..........Let me tell you what I know about apples.Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees. You can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie. Sometimes a worm is living in the apple.These are just a few things you should know about apples.
red= topic sentence it is like a box which holds the details
blue = detail sentences, they are like the present inside the box. Help the reader by SHOWING not TELLING with good adjectives.
purple = conclusion or closing sentence which is like a bow holding the details and topic sentence together. It "ties" the paragraph together!
Here are our original ideas:
http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps25.gif eat them http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps26.gif different colors http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps27.gif grow on trees http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps28.gif great in a pie http://www.tustin.k12.ca.us/cyberseminar/ps29.gif some have worms
Look what we created!
.......Let me tell you what I know about apples. Apples come in different colors and they grow on trees. You can eat a fresh apple, but I like to eat them in homemade apple pie. Sometimes a worm is living in the apple. These are just a few things you should know about apples.
Remember these simple steps to help you write a good paragraph!
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