Writing a Five Sentence Paragraph

Warming activity Work with the person next to you, One of you is going to choose an object of the

classroom the other keeps the eyes closed while the object is being described.

The one who is describing can not say the name of the object

The person who has to guess can only say “give me more details” until guessing.

What to do when writing a patagraph?

Begin with a topic sentence:

State what the paragraph is about, the topic.

Make it interesting. Be sure to indent!!!!!!

Example:

Last summer my family went on an amazing picnic in a park.

is the topic of this paragraph.Picnic

Write three detail/supporting sentences.

Each sentence should tell about the topic.

Use good describing words and interesting action words.

Example:

Last summer my family went on an amazing picnic in a park. We brought freshly made ham sandwiches, apple pie and ice cold lemonade. While we enjoyed our picnic lunch under a tree, a small gray squirrel crawled close to us. Suddenly this squirrel grabbed my delicious piece of pie off my plate and scurried off.

Ending sentence:

Restate the topic of the paragraph. Keep it interesting. Make it a closing sentence so your

reader knows this is the end of the paragraph.

Example:

Last summer my family went on an amazing picnic in a park. We brought freshly made ham sandwiches, apple pie and ice cold lemonade. While we enjoyed our picnic lunch under a tree, a small gray squirrel crawled close to us. Suddenly this small squirrel grabbed my delicious piece of pie off my plate and scurried off. We couldn’t believe this hungry squirrel had invited himself to our family picnic!

Let’s Review: Write an interesting topic sentence

that is indented. Write three detail sentences that are

about the topic. Write a closing sentence that restates

the topic.

Now you are ready to write an incredible five sentence paragraph!

Hamburger paragraph

Choose one topic sentece to write a paragraph following the steps we’ve mentioned in this presentation, do it using the hamburguer (make the drawing and fill it with the sentences)

Topic sentences you may use

Dogs make wonderful pets because they help you to live longer

Cooking requires a number of different skills.

Graduating from high school is important for many different reasons.

There are many possible contributing factors to global warming.

There are several enjoyable ways to travel in Colombia

Drinking and driving have become a lethal combination.