Summit

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Summit Prime 1

• The Paragraph
• Page 12

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A paragraph

• What does a paragraph consist of?
• Paragraph

Topic sentence
Supporting sentence
Concluding sentence
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What does a topic sentence introduce?

• A topic sentence introduces the topic and focus
  of the paragraph.
• Example
• A people person tends to make friends easily.
• What is the topic of the sentence?
• What is the focus of the sentence?

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Match each item with the type of sentence it is
generally located in.
In summary
A topic sentence
a detail
a topic
The focus
A supporting sentence
an example
the focus
an example
a detail
a fact
A concluding sentence
a topic
In summary
In conclusion
In conclusion
a fact
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Pre-writing Brainstorming ideas

• Now open your book to page 12 and write a topic
  sentence for each personality type
• Team players tyrants wise guys
• Then choose one of your topic sentences and
  write a paragraph with supporting sentences. End
  the paragraph with a concluding sentence.