What is a Paragraph?

Summary paragraphs make a POINT about the information or what happened.

I know how to write a paragraph.

Summary paragraphs are just a list of what happened.

A summary's main idea is not just what happened.

A summary has a point and/or main idea.

Spelling counts. Especially the title, characters, author, etc

There are rules to writing, and I'm being graded on those rules.

Sentences end with punctuation.

Sentences should start with capital letters.

You can write all the details and don't worry about punctuation and spelling bc it's what you say, not what you write.

A paragraph has five or more sentences.

A paragraph should start with an indention.

A summary is basically just retelling what happened in the book and nothing else.

A good topic sentence in a summary tells the MAIN IDEA of the entire Part or section of the book.

Botkin is actually concerned about our ability to write a paragraph.

A paragraph needs a concluding sentence, otherwise it isn't a paragraph.

A good paragraph should have three or more details or examples.

Paragraphs have topic sentences that tell the meaning of the paragraph.

"And that's what happened in Part Three" is a good concluding sentence in eighth grade.

A good summary paragraph will have fifteen or more sentences.

"In Part Three of Unbroken first they are in a raft and then Mac eats the chocolate" is a good topic sentence.

You should include everything in a summary.

A paragraph uses transitions between sentences and ideas.

A good way to start writing a paragraph is to just start with the first detail and go from there.

I know the parts of a paragraph

Topic sentences tell the main idea of the paragraph and don't just tell the first detail.