SMART Notebook 9.0Feb 16 - 2:31 PMTeacher Notes Subject: Language arts Topic: Writing paragraphs Title: Introduction to paragraph writing Grade(s): 4, 5 and 6 Cross-curricular link(s): All writing in all subjects Intended learning outcome(s) · Understand the basic concepts of writing a paragraph ·Understand and recognize the essential parts of a paragraph Recommended usage: Introduction to paragraph writingHow to use Notebook(TM) software Learn helpful tips and tricks for developing and presenting lesson activities.© 2005 SMART Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. For further information, please see copyright notice. Sep 29 - 9:23 AMAN INTRODUCTION TO PARAGRAPH WRITINGWindows(R) operating system and Mac OS X operating system software Submitted by Irene PickleMay 10 - 8:14 PMWhat is a paragraph?A paragraph is a short piece of writing, often only a few sentences long, that has a beginning a middle and an endMay 10 - 9:11 PMWhy write in paragraphs?Paragraphs help us to organize our ideas. Paragraphs help us to express our ideas more clearly. When we write using paragraphs, we are better communicators.May 10 - 8:23 PMThe beginning is the first sentence in the paragraph. It is the topic sentence. It tells what the paragraph will be about. Make the topic sentence, or first sentence of a paragraph, interesting, because its job is also to catch the reader's attention. The beginningMay 10 - 8:35 PMThe middle or the bodyThe sentences that come after the topic sentence should add specific details about the topic. These details make your writing more interesting to the reader and tell more about the topic sentence. All the sentences in the middle of the paragraph are called the body of the paragraph. May 10 - 8:45 PMThe endThe last sentence of your paragraph is called the concluding sentence or closing sentence.The concluding sentence reminds the reader what the topic was.May 10 - 8:51 PMReview1. A paragraph has _________ parts.2.The parts are called _________ __________________________.3. The first sentence in a paragraph is called the ____________________.4. The last sentence in a paragraph is called a __________________________.5. The middle of the paragraph is often called the _____________.concluding sentencetopic sentencebodyparagraphdetailsthreebeginningmiddleendMay 10 - 9:02 PM6. The job of the ______________ sentence is to catch the reader's attention.7. The _____________ sentence, or the ___________ sentence reminds the reader what the topic was about.8. The details about the topic are given in the ________ of the paragraph.concludingtopic sentencebodyparagraphdetailsthree partsbeginningmiddleendinterestclosing May 10 - 9:21 PMI had such a blast last night at our school's Penny Carnival. It is held evey year to raise money for the poor. The tickets were only 25 cents each or five for a dollar. I tried making hoops with a basketball, arm wrestling, and guessing how many candies were in the jar. The fish pond was my favorite. I pulled out a beautiful purse on my line. Mr. Hall, our principal, was a good sport. He was the target at the sponge toss. Boy, did he get wet! My friends and I had such a good time at the Penny Carnival!In the paragraph below, underline the topic sentence, number the body sentences, and circle the concluding sentence.May 10 - 9:39 PMThe purpose of the topic sentence isThe purpose of the body sentences areThe purpose of the concluding sentence is