Creating the Perfect

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Creating the Perfect
P A R A G R A P H
TS/SS/CI FORMAT
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WARNING

• The powerpoint that follows provides you with a
  crutch, a system that can help you develop
  paragraphs when you are stuck.
• It should not necessarily be used by everyone
  and in all instances.
• REMEMBER this is a crutch, not a guidebook!

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The PERFECT PARAGRAPH follows a pattern referred
to as TS/SS/CI. This paragraph is ALWAYS
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SENTENCES.
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The first sentence is called the Topic Sentence,
or
TS
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The topic sentence (TS) of a paragraph introduces
the paragraph and tells the reader the main idea
of the paragraph.
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The second sentence in the paragraph (SS) is
called a supporting sentence. The supporting
sentence gives a detail about the main idea being
expressed in the paragraph.
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Reason We learn here.
Reason We meet friends.
Complete sentence School is a great place.
Reason We do experiments.
Feeling I love school.
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Each paragraph will have 3 supporting sentences
which will be followed by a concrete illustration
(CI). The concrete illustration gives details or
examples about the supporting sentence in the
paragraph. There will also be 3 concrete
illustrations in a paragraph.
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Adding Supporting Details

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Adding Connecting Words to Provide Transitions
Between Ideas

• Connecting Word
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• Connecting Word
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• Connecting Word
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Wrap-Up Sentence ________________________________
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The FINAL sentence in a paragraph is called the
closing sentence (CS). The CS restates the main
idea of the paragraph and brings the topic to a
close.
CS!
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Sentence 1 Topic Sentence TS Sentence
2 Supporting Sentence SS Sentence 3 Concrete
Illustration CI Sentence 4 Supporting
Sentence SS Sentence 5 Concrete
Illustration CI Sentence 6 Supporting
Sentence SS Sentence 7 Concrete
Illustration CI Sentence 8 Closing Sentence CS
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TS Topic Sentence states the main
idea SS Supporting Sentence makes a point that
supports the topic sentence CI Concrete
Illustration gives an example of the point made
in the SS or explains it further by telling how
or why or adding more details or information
gives the reader a clear mental
picture SS Supporting Sentence makes a second
point that supports the topic sentence CI Concret
e Illustration for the second SS SS Supporting
Sentence makes a third point that supports the
topic sentence CI Concrete Illustration for the
third SS Conclusion discusses the main idea but
is a different statement from the
supporting sentence