Vocabulary
to be set apart
What is segregation?
Supporting sentences _________ on the main idea/topic sentence.
What is expand?
All sentences in the paragraph must be connected to the topic sentence, the main idea.
What is true?
Mushrooms don't grow on trees. If you see mushrooms stuck between the branches, you know they were put there. Most likely it was the work of a red squirrel. Red squirrels like mushrooms. They like to put them in trees. Then they have food to eat in the winter.
What is the main idea?
a. Why there are mushrooms in trees
b. Why squirrels like mushrooms
c. Where to grow mushrooms
What is "Why there are mushrooms in trees"?
A force is a push or pull. it is something that acts on an object. if a force pushes or pulls something, there are four main things that could happen. A still object may start to move. The speed of a moving object might change or the shape or size of an object may change.
What is the topic sentence?
a. There are forces all around us.
b. Some weather systems create strong forces.
c. There are two types of machines.
What is "There are forces all around us."?
ending of segregation
What is desegregation?
the main idea or main point of a paragraph
What is the topic?
A good topic sentence on its own must give the reader a confusing idea of the content of the paragraph.
What is false?
It's a salty world in which we live. There is salt in the ocean. There is salt in the earth. There is salt inside you-in-your blood, in your sweat, and even in your tears. It's a good thing too. Without salt you couldn't live.
What is the main idea?
a. How salty the world is
b. What salt is like
c. Why people use salt
What is "How salty the world is"?
A tornado or a whirling spiral of wind can cause a huge amount of damage large tornadoes toss anything in their path - cars, buildings and trees.
What is the topic sentence?
a. Some weather systems create strong forces.
b. There are two types of machines.
c. Machines are very useful in agriculture
What is "Some weather systems create strong forces."?
an action committed by a group in which an individual is hung resulting in death
What is lynching?
The topic sentence states the _______ _______.
What is the main idea?
A good paragraph must have 3 different types of sentences...a topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence.
What is true?
Do you know why snakes stick out their tongues? They use their tongues to pick up smells and to feel things. The snake's tongue is not a stinger as many people think. The snake is just touch and smelling the world with it.
What is the main idea?
a. Why snakes bite people
b. Why snakes stick out their tongues
c. What snakes eat
What is "Why snakes stick out their tongues"?
Everyone in the home at some time uses a simple machine - the scissors for cutting, the knife for preparing vegetables, the can opener for opening canned foods and the corkscrew for opening bottles.
What is the topic sentence?
a. There are two types of machines.
b. Machines are very useful in agriculture
c. Different types of simple machines are used in the home.
What is "Different types of simple machines are used in the home."?