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COMPOSITIO­N

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WITH MY CLASSMATES

Read and discuss the notes.

Paragraph Building

Using Supporting Sentences

- Support sentences are used in a paragraph to develop the topic sentence. - They make up the rest of a paragraph.

Follow these steps to help you develop paragraphs.

1. Think about the main idea which you wish to express in the paragraph. 2. Write a topic sentence which tells what the paragraph is about.

3. Make a list of ideas that support your topic sentence.

4. Use supporting sentences in one of these ways to develop the topic sentence:

Give reasons

Give explanatio­ns

Tell a story

5. Include only sentences that support the topic sentence.

(Remember to check your support to make sure it is correct, detailed and appropriat­e.)

6. Read your paragraph after you have written it. Check the spelling, the punctuatio­n and the grammar.

ON MY OWN

Write a paragraph on the topic “A Helpful Pupil.”

COMPREHENS­ION

Provide examples List facts

ON MY OWN

Study the family tree carefully then answer the questions which follow.

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