Course Details

Students learn the parts of a paragraph as well as how to put them together to make a perfect paragraph. Learning to write different types of paragraphs and learning to write in chronological order, students come away ready to start learning about essays. Builds a strong foundation for essay writing through paragraph practice.

Course contents:

• Unit 1 – The Topic Sentence : Students review writing sentences and learn how to write a topic sentence.
• Unit 2 – Supporting Details : Students learn how to write supporting details in a paragraph.
• Unit 3 – Closing Sentences : Students write closing sentences and edit existing closing sentences to learn how to strengthen them.
• Unit 4 – Writing in Chronological Order : Students focus on writing in a logical, time-oriented paragraph to begin our paragraph writing adventure.
• Unit 5 – Writing the Narrative Paragraph : Students work on writing a well-organized and interesting narrative paragraph.
• Unit 6 –  Writing the Expository Paragraph : Students explore ways to write solid expository paragraphs that are interesting and exciting.
• Unit 7 – Writing the Descriptive Paragraph : Students will become adept at creating descriptive paragraphs.
• Unit 8 – Writing the Persuasive Paragraph : Students work to write convincing persuasive paragraphs using strong vocabulary and persuasive sentence structure.