Name: ______Date: ______
6B- _____ Writing: Paragraph Structure Notes + Fill-in-the-Blank Practice
Directions: Review these simplified notes on paragraph structure until you think you know them. Then try to fill in the blanks on the back of this sheet with the key words from these notes. Correct your work.
1. Topic Sentence: The first sentence of a persuasive paragraph.
It includes 4 basic elements:
title; author; main idea; and focus
2. Supporting Details: As a whole, they support your main idea.
They are made up of 3 elements in this order:
· Summary: Define: background facts, action, or plot (context) for your evidence, written in time order. No opinions or meaning here. ~ 5- lines
· Evidence: Define: a tag and a quote (or 3 specific examples) that support your main idea ~ 4- lines
· Explanation : Define: interpretation and inferences that show HOW your evidence supports your main idea. No new plot, speculation, morals. ~ 5-7 lines
3. Insight Statement: a text-to-world connection that acts as a conclusion to your paragraph.
It has 4 basic elements, in this order:
· Conclusive Transition:
Provide 3 examples:
ultimately; basically; and essentially
· Text Reference: Define: brief mention of your quote scene
· “Springboard”:
Provide 3 examples:
demonstrates; illustrates; and reveals
· Real-World Insight:
Avoid these 3 things:
clichés; morals; and absolutes
(over)
Directions: From memory, fill in the blanks below with the key words from the previous page; then correct your answers; highlight wrong answers; and try it again until you can complete it correctly…
1. ______ : The first sentence of a persuasive paragraph.
It includes 4 basic elements:
______; ______; ______; and ______
2. ______ : As a whole, they support your ______.
They are made up of 3 elements in this order:
· ______: Define: ______
______
______Length: ~ ______ lines
· ______: Define: ______
______Length: ~ ______ lines
· ______: Define: ______
______
______Length: ~ ______ lines
3. ______: A ______- to - ______ connection that acts as a conclusion to your paragraph.
It has 4 basic elements, in this order:
· ______ :
Provide 3 examples:
______; ______; and ______
· ______: Define: ______
______
· “______”:
Provide 3 examples:
______; ______; and ______
· ______- ______ :
Avoid these 3 things:
______; ______; and ______