Proper Paragraph Writing
Topic Sentence
What does it do? It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write one? Summarize the main idea of your paragraph. Indicate to the reader what your
paragraph will be about.
Example:
There are three reasons
why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has
an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services
at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education.
Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue
studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed.
Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a
result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
Supporting Details
What are supporting sentences?
They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph.
What do they do?
They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write them?
You should give supporting facts, details, and examples.
Example:
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent
health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a
reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are
taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at
university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed.
Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As
a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
Closing Sentence
What is the closing sentence?
The closing sentence is the last sentence in a paragraph.
What does it do?
It restates the main idea of your paragraph.
How do I write one?
Restate the main idea of the paragraph using different words.
Example:
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world.
First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to
medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of
education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to
continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and
efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for
people to live. As a
result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
Our first language unit will focus on RECOUNTS.
Proper Paragraph Writing
Topic Sentence
What is the topic sentence?
The topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph.What does it do? It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write one? Summarize the main idea of your paragraph. Indicate to the reader what your paragraph will be about.
Example:
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
Supporting Details
What are supporting sentences?
They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph.
What do they do?
They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write them?
You should give supporting facts, details, and examples.
Example:
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
Closing Sentence
What is the closing sentence?
The closing sentence is the last sentence in a paragraph.
What does it do?
It restates the main idea of your paragraph.
How do I write one?
Restate the main idea of the paragraph using different words.
Example:
There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
Our first language unit will focus on RECOUNTS.
Features of a Recount
Purpose
To tell what happened and this may involve the
author’s personal interpretation of events
Types
Personal –
an experience in which the author has been directly involved
Factual –
an event or incident such as a newspaper report, an accident report
Imaginative –
taking on a fictitious role and relating imaginary events
Examples
Biographies, autobiographies, newspaper reports of
events, histories, letters, diaries, journals, eye-witness accounts of
incidents
Text
organization
Setting or Orientation – includes background
information: Who? When? Where? Why?
Events – elaborated and organized in chronological
order, first to last. Events are interesting and may include personal comments.
Evaluative Comment or Concluding Statement – often
reflects the author’s feelings about the preceding events described.
Language
Features
·
includes specific participants
·
written in simple past tense
·
use of dynamic or action verbs
·
use of linking words to do with time
·
use of first person personal pronouns
·
details are selected at add interest
personal responses to the event may
be includedUse the following link to view Level 1-4 Indicators. Recount Indicators
Terry Fox Recount Assignment
Learning Goal: demonstrate an understanding that all recounts are organized in a specific manner
Success Criteria:
- use a BLM to plan your publication,
- understand specific expectations for the publication of your choice,
- publication includes the following text features as taught in class: 1. Orientation/Setting (Who, Where, When, What, Why), 2. Events – in chronological order, 3. Concluding Statement/Author’s Evaluation.
Your task is to create a recount of the Terry Fox Story. Use the information you gathered from watching the film Into the Wind an ESPN 30 for 30, and/or information from other secondary sources.
You will choose from the following options as to how you will publish your recount:
Written paragraphs, Speech, Slide Presentation, Newspaper Article, News Broadcast, Movie Trailer, Public Service Announcement Poster, Comic Strip, Movie Trailer, A selection of Journal Entries, Photo Essay, your own idea approved by home and school.
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