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A paragraph is a section of text focused on a
What is a main idea?
The main idea of a paragraph is often stated in a
Chapter 9 – Seventh Grade
Learning about Paragraphs
Create your own topic sentence for number 2 in Exercise 2 on page 292.
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Sensory Details are what we experience through our five senses---
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Facts give information that
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Examples give of an idea.
Write your own example of a supporting sentence that appeals to the sense of smell to describe the smell of either something that stinks or something that smells really good.
A sentence that wraps up a paragraph is called a
Write a clincher sentence for number 1 in Exercise 4 on page 295.
What does it mean if a paragraph has unity?
In Exercise 5 on page 296, what sentence destroys the unity in paragraph #1?
A paragraph has coherence when
What are the two things that you can do to create coherence in a paragraph?

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Order of Details
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Chronological Order presents details
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Spatial order presents details
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Logical order
What are three things that you could use chronological order to do? 1)
3)
2)
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Describe your bedroom using spatial order.
If an informative paragraph about sea otters uses logical order, how might they group together details? (p.301)
When you compare and contrast, what is the best way to organize the order of details?
List five examples of transitional words or phrases:
Why should you elaborate in a paragraph? (p.304)
Describe the following types of paragraphs:
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Narrative -
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Descriptive -
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Expository -
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Persuasive -
What are five reasons that you should start a new paragraph? (p.309) 1)
3)
5)
2)
4)