Course Details

Students work on developing clear and precisely written paragraphs on a variety of topics. They create topic sentences, details, and closing sentences. Students also write expository, narrative and descriptive paragraphs to master the basic building blocks of writing paragraphs.

Course details:

• Unit 1 – The Topic Sentence :- Students review the elements of a complete sentence and then identify the topic sentence of a paragraph and create their own topic sentences.
• Unit 2 – Supporting Details :- Students identify supporting details and write their own supporting details
• Unit 3 – Closing Sentence :- Students choose the best closing sentence for a paragraph and then create their own. They also write a complete paragraph.
• Unit 4 – Writing in Chronological Order :- Students write paragraphs listing events and steps in chronological order.
• Unit 5 – Narrative Paragraphs :- Students write narrative paragraphs using both creativity and life experiences.
• Unit 6 – Descriptive Paragraphs :- Students write descriptive paragraphs using real and imagined scenes and objects.
• Unit 7 – Compare/Contrast Paragraphs :- Students use comparison and contrasting as a method to write paragraphs.
• Unit 8 – Proofreading and Editing :- Students proofread and self-edit their own expository and narrative paragraphs.