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Paragraph Writing

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200 Writing Prompts! This topic provides a step-by step method to teach paragraph writing. Students will learn and practise how to write the different parts that make a paragraph. Models and practise worksheets cover topic sentences, paragraph details, and the concluding sentence. An over view of the Trait-Based Writing is included. 40 weeks of paragraph prompts help students master their paragraph writing skills.

You will find:

  • An overview of the Trait-Based Writing.

  • Writing Task Rubrics for both teacher and student to use based on the Trait-Based Writing.

  • A teacher/peer and student writing checklist to work on between the draft and good copy.

  • An explanation to give students on how-to write a paragraph.

  • Use the step-by step method of writing a paragraph and the different parts: topic sentence, details, concluding sentence, and the paragraph parts in the right sequence.

  • A blank Paragraph of the Week where the students could brainstorm different subject ideas on what they would like to write about.

  • A blank Paragraph of the Week worksheet (reproducible).

  • 40 weeks (5 prompts per subject = 200 prompts) paragraph of the week (day)prompts.

  • A tip sheet how to create a Writing Center.

  • Laminate the how-to write a paragraph for visual support to students.

Introduction includes:

  • At A Glance – list of topics

  • How to use the resource

  • Writing Center Teacher Information

  • Teacher Rubric Evaluation: Writing Tasks

  • Student Self-Evaluation Rubric: Writing Tasks

  • Teacher/Peer Writing Checklist

  • Student Writing Checklist

Worksheets Topics:

#1 How to Write A Paragraph

  • Use this worksheet as a template for students 

#2 Topic Sentences

  • What is the Topic? - 3 worksheets with a paragraph asking students to write the topic and illustrate it

  • Write the Topic Sentence – 4 worksheets

  • What’s the Topic Sentence – 3 worksheets

#3 Paragraph Writing – Nitty Gritty

 Now Let’s Get to the Nitty Gritty

  • 7 worksheets asking students to read the topic sentence and concluding sentence and write three to five details to go along with them and then to give the paragraph a title.

#4 Writing the Concluding Sentence

  • 3 worksheets asking students to write a concluding sentence

#5 Para-Jamble Worksheets

  • Para-Jamble Template Worksheet

  • 5 worksheets of jumbled sentences for students to cut and paste into the correct order.

#6 Paragraph Writing Worksheets

A Variety of worksheets for students to work through and develop paragraph writing skills.

  • Is it? Or Is It Not? - 2 Worksheets

  • Paragraph Example

  • Let’s Try a Few Paragraphs – 4 Worksheets

  • Paragraph Worksheet - Template

  • Writing Center – Teacher Notes

#7 Weekly Paragraph Prompts 

  • Teacher Notes

  • Paragraph of the Week Template Worksheet

  • 40 Paragraph Prompts

  1. Animals

  2. All About Me

  3. Super Heroes

  4. Storms

  5. My Town/City

  6. My Family

  7. My Favorite Pet

  8. All About Space

  9. Transportation

  10. Cooking

  11. Fun Games

  12. I Love Being in the Kitchen

  13. Going to the Circus

  14. Giving Thanks

  15. Birthday Wishes

  16. Signs of Spring

  17. Summer Fun

  18. Sports

  19. Special Days

  20. Sight Seeing

  21. First Week of School

  22. I Love Fall

  23. Halloween

  24. December Holidays

  25. Let It Snow!

  26. I Love to Read

  27. Mother Nature

  28. My Chores

  29. Music

  30. A Family Event

  31. If...

  32. The Best Thing

  33. I Remember

  34. Weekend Activities

  35. Secret (Shhh!)

  36. Feelings

  37. Robots

  38. Food

  39. Going on a Trip

  40. Superstitions

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