Journal Entry:

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Journal Entry
Write about a time that you felt a sense of pride
in yourself or a team.
Pride to feel proud about an achievement
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The proudest moment of my life was on November
17, 2007. After 3 months of hard work, my field
hockey team made it to the Tournament of
Champions. We had to play many talented teams to
make it this far. Although we were victorious, it
was not an easy win.
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Concluding Sentences

1. Repeat the topic sentence in a different way
2. Say how you feel about the topic
3. Say what you think about the topic

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The proudest moment of my life was on November
17, 2007. After 3 months of hard work, my field
hockey team made it to the Tournament of
Champions. We had to play many talented teams to
make it this far. Although we were victorious, it
was not an easy win.
I have never felt as proud as I did
on that day.
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Writing a paragraph using the Traffic Signal
System
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GO Topic Sentence The sentence that tells what the paragraph will be about.
CONTINUE Supporting Sentences These sentences add details to the topic sentence.
STOP Ending Sentence This sentence closes the paragraph.  It tells the reader that the paragraph is finished.
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School is very important.
Topic Sentence
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Supporting SentencesTeachers teach you how to
add and subtract.You learn how to read
books.You learn how to write and use computers.
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Ending sentences can (A) repeat the topic
sentence in a different way, Example It is
important to go to school.
STOP
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STOP
Ending sentences can (B) express how we
feel about the topic, Example I love going to
school.
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STOP
Ending sentences can (C) express what we
think about the topic. Example I think school
is important for kids.
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School is very important.Teachers teach you
how to add and subtract. You learn how to read
books. You learn how to write and use computers.
I think school is important for kids.
Finished Paragraph
indent
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On your paper write the numbers of the sentences
in the order they should be arranged.

• 1. They love to lick you when you hug them.
• 2. Dogs are the most fun pet to have.
• 3. Dogs know how to do tricks.
• 4. Dogs are wonderful pets to have.
• 5. They love to run and play.

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Choose a picture from the following slide to
write a paragraph about. Use the steps of the
writing process. On your final draft, use green
for the topic sentence, yellow for the supporting
sentences, and red for the concluding sentence.
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Choose a Picture