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Dive into the essentials of effective paragraph writing with our engaging video about powerful paragraphs. Explore how they are constructed, focusing on elements such as topic sentences, supporting details, and conclusions. This lesson features fascinating examples, including insights about panda bears and their conservation. Ideal for Grades 3-5, students will learn to identify key components of a paragraph and strengthen their writing skills. Join us as we enhance language arts understanding and inspire a love for writing!
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Powerful Paragraphs Double click on the black box to the right to start the video about Powerful Paragraphs and bears. Answer the questions below after you have watched the video. www.blueplanetbiomes.org/american_black-bear_... Discovering Language Arts: Style, Structure, and Tone (Grades 3-5). Discovery Channel School. 2005.unitedstreaming. 27 November 2006<http://www.unitedstreaming.com/> http://www.howard.k12.md.us/res/endg/panda.jpeg www.komar.org • What are the 3 things a paragraph has to have? • 1. • 2. • 3. Go on to the next slide when you have answered 1 – 3.
Examining Paragraphs Read the paragraphs below and then answer the questions that follow. Panda Bears Pandas are members of the bear family. I think they look cute. They live in China. There are not many pandas left in the wild. The panda population is in trouble for several reasons. First, pandas live in a small are in China. They do not live anywhere else naturally. This limits the number of pandas. Next, the pandas have a very limited diet. They mainly eat bamboo. Because bamboo does not have a lot of nutrients, pandas eat a lot of it. Finally, pandas do not have many babies. The babies are very fragile, too. Some of them do not live very long. This means that few pandas will grow up to replace the ones that die. Fortunately, some people are trying to help the pandas. The pandas are protected in zoos and other places. We can hope that there will be more pandas in the future. • Cross out the sentence that does not belong in the first paragraph. 2. Put a line where the second paragraph should be divided into two paragraphs. Why did you divide it there? 3. Underline the topic sentence in the third paragraph. 4. Put a C next to the conclusion. How can you tell that is the conclusion? You are done! Make sure you save your answers in your file.