Write a Topic Sentence
Should students have to wear uniforms to school?
What is a topic sentence?
A. The first sentence in the paragraph (usually, not always)
B. A specific detail
C. The sentence that wraps up the paragraph
A. The first sentence in the paragraph (usually, not always)
Which of the following is a supporting detail?
A. One of the activities that Sophie loves, is to make bracelets.
B. Some of Sophie's favorite things to do include artistic abilities.
A. One of the activities that Sophie loves, is to make bracelets.
What is a conclusion sentence?
A. The first sentence of the paragraph.
B. The most important detail of the paragraph.
C. A sentence that sums up the paragraph.
A sentence that sums up the paragraph
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
A. bought the juice
B. bought the milk
C. I bought the milk
I bought the milk
The best season of the year
What is the correct order of the paragraph?
A. Topic sentence, supporting details, conclusion sentence
B. Conclusion sentence, supporting details, topic sentence.
C. Supporting details, conclusion sentence, topic sentence.
Topic sentence, supporting details, conclusion sentence
Write a supporting detail about this topic sentence-
Cats are the best pet in the world.
Which of the following is the best conclusion sentence?
A. My great grandfather started as a radio control operator when he was 18.
B. My great grandfather was a great radio control operator, but his true dream was to fly planes.
C. My great grandfather worked as a radio control operator for three years.
My great grandfather was a great radio control operator, but his true dream was to fly planes.
What is a subject?
A. What the person does
B. Who or what the sentence is about
C. A person
Who or what the sentence is about
The best place to visit
Which of the following is the best topic sentence?
A. His first job in the Army was a radio control operator.
B. He controlled the radio systems and landlines, to ensure his base had communication.
C. He mostly worked with radio systems.
His first job in the Army was a radio control operator.
Come up with a supporting detail for this paragraph.
Topic sentence: I hung out with my friends last night.
specific example of something you did
Write a conclusion sentence for this paragraph:
All the sacrifices, tough decisions, and sleepless nights he spent, were all for me. I remember learning about how my dad came to this country with my grandparents and his siblings looking for a better life for the future generations, knowing there were risks, and risking it all. Learning about how he dropped out of high school to work to support his family, not knowing how it would affect him in the long run.
Something that has to do with that hard work and sacrifices that his dad made for him.
(example: I am so grateful for all the sacrifices my dad made for me.)
What is a predicate?
A. What the subject does
B. What is said about the subject
C. What the subject does or what is said about the subject
What the subject does or what is said about the subject
Which of the following is the best topic sentence?
A. He also changed a lot of transmissions.
B. At Ford, he worked on many pickup trucks.
C. He was an auto mechanic at Ford for over 50 years
He was an auto mechanic at Ford for over 50 years
Write a supporting detail for this paragraph.
Topic sentence: Aaliyah is a good hair stylist.
a specific example of something she does with hair.
Write a paragraph about a blizzard including a topic sentence, 3 supporting details and conclusion sentence.
Write it on paper and show Stacie :)
Find the subject of this sentence: "Zachary walked to the bank."
A. Zachary
B. Walked
C. The bank
A time you felt very nervous
Which of the following is the best topic sentence?
A. All of the dairy products were past the expiration date
B. The local supermarket needs to be shut down
C. There are fruit flies in the produce section
The local supermarket needs to be shut down
Write a supporting detail for this paragraph.
Topic Sentence: I went to the grocery store.
an example of something you bought at the grocery store.
Write a conclusion sentence for the following paragraph:
What would you rather go a week without; your cellphone or your toothbrush? Forty percent of iPhone users answered toothbrush to this question (Ludden). As a society we are addicted to our cell phones and students are by far the worst offenders sending more texts a day than any other age group, an average of three hundred and thirty-three per month in 2010 (Watters). When the dismissal bell rings at just about any school you are sure to witness dozens of students whipping out their phones almost instantaneously. “If you can’t go six hours without your phone, you’re addicted,” says Diane Phillips, 2011’s Brevard County Teacher of the Year, at the 2011-2012 Brevard Future Educators conference when speaking about the distractions of phones while studying (Philips).
Something similar to "School should do more to prevent cell phone usage."
Find the predicate in the sentence: "Zachary walked to the bank."
A. Zachary
B. Walked to the bank
C. The bank
Walked to the bank