A brief introduction to the parts of a paragraph (using the hamburger analogy) with a guided practice. (The formatting & animation got messed up during upload, but you get the idea.)

1. Parts of a Paragraph
Titles
Topic Sentences
Supporting Details
Concluding Sentences

2. Title
 The name of the paragraph
 Tells what the paragraph is about in a
couple words
 How do I write one?
◦ Choose a couple words that describe
what your paragraph is about
◦ Titles always have capital letters

3. Topic Sentence (the top bun)
 The first sentence of the paragraph
 Tells us what the paragraph is about
 How do I write one?
◦ Summarize the main idea of the
paragraph.

4. Supporting Details (the toppings)
 The sentences after the topic
sentence
 They make up the body of the
paragraph
 They tell more about the main idea
 How do I write them?
◦ Give supporting details, facts, and
examples of your main idea

5. Concluding Sentence (the bottom
bun)
 The last sentence of the paragraph
 It tells the main idea again
 How do I write one?
◦ Tell the main idea again, but in new words
◦ The concluding sentence should be very
similar to the topic sentence

6. Reading Practice
My Dream Home
My dream home is a house in a
nice neighborhood. The house has a
living room, a dining room, a kitchen,
two bathrooms, and three bedrooms. All
the rooms are very big and bright. The
rooms have comfortable furniture. I
would love to live in a house in a nice
neighborhood.

7. Writing Practice
Lets write a paragraph about this
apartment!

8. Writing Practice
1. Brainstorm

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2. What is the main idea?

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3. What are 3 details that tell more
about our main idea?

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4. What is our main idea again? (in new
words)

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5. What is our main idea in 2 or 3
words?

13. Writing Practice
Yay! Our paragraph is finished!