PARAGRAPH A WEEK #1 What interests you in nature? Select your

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #1

TOPIC: We will begin fourth grade with a study of the Native American

tribes of Utah. Native Americans told stories that explained how things

happen in nature. Such stories are called legends. Write a short legend

which explains something in nature such as; why we see the sun every day,

why fruit trees grow flowers first, or why the rainbow trout is so colorful.

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What interests you in nature? Select your topic. Brainstorm

good support ideas that relate to this topic. Think about how

they could help create your legend.

Begin to write your rough draft beginning with an indented, interesting, general topic sentence. Follow this by explaining how it happened with at least 4 - 6 supporting sentences. End with a strong concluding sentence.

Read your legend to yourself. Does it explain how something in nature came to be?

Share your paper with your parents. Ask them to listen to you read your legend. Have them give input, and correct your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write your final copy in your nicest cursive handwriting. Your

title should be, or include what your legend is about.

Include at least one illustration. Colored illustrations are usually more interesting.

PARAGRAPH A WEEK # 2

TOPIC: Where have you been? Think of comfortable places, and places that

cause you to squirm. Think of special meeting places from your past. Write a

paragraph about a place that you think is interesting.

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Select your place. Brainstorm ideas that make this place special

to you. Include feelings and any unusual or interesting experience

you have had there. Let us know why your chose this place.

Begin to write your rough draft. You need to write a good

paragraph. Use your topic sentence, at least 4 - 6 supporting

sentences, and a strong concluding sentence. Did you say what

you think and feel?

Read your paper to yourself. Have you written about a place

you think is interesting? Have you told the reader why it is

interesting to you? Does this paper sound like you are telling

the story?

Share your paper with your parents. Ask them to listen to you

read your paragraph. Have them give input, and correct your

spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The name of

your place should be your title.

Illustrate your paragraph with a picture of your special place.

Colored illustrations are usually more interesting.

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #3

TOPIC: This week's topic is to think about an important person in your life.

Is it a family member? Friend? Classmate? Neighbor? Think about the

times you've shared with this person. What do you remember best?

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Select your person. Brainstorm experiences and feeling relating to this person.

Begin to write your rough draft. Remember, a good paragraph always begins with an indented strong topic sentence and ends with a strong concluding sentence which usually restates the topic sentence. Use at least 4 - 6 supporting sentences in the middle.

Read your paper to yourself. Have you let the reader know

why this person is important in your life?

Share your paper with your parents. Ask them to listen to you read your paragraph. Have them give input, and correct your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The person's

name, or the topic of why they are important to you should be

your paragraph title.

Make an illustration of the person who is important in your life. Sometimes black and white illustrations of people are very

striking. You may wish to try this. Make a frame on the front or

back of the paper your paragraph is on and put your illustration

in it.

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #4

TOPIC: You have just returned from a weekend off. Write a personal

narrative about an experience that caused you to feel a strong emotion

during the weekend. Were you excited when you went on a hike? Were

you happy when you went for a bike ride? Were you feeling cozy when you

read a book?

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Select your topic. Brainstorm details about your topic including your emotions.

Begin to write your rough draft with an indented, strong topic sentence. Continue to describe this experience in your life with at least 4 - 6 supporting sentences and a strong concluding sentence. Is your message clear?

Read your paper to yourself. Does it tell about you and how

you felt about an experience you had?

Share your paper with your parents. Ask them to listen to you read your paragraph. Is your paper easy to read out loud? Have them give input, and correct your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. Your

experience topic should be your paragraph title.

Create an illustration to help tell the story, of your experience. Colored illustrations are usually more interesting. Make a frame on the front or back of the paper your paragraph is on, and put your illustration in it.

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #5

TOPIC: What do you like to do? Do you enjoy drawing, cooking, or caring for

animals? Do you like to play ball or just hang out? Do you like to talk on the

phone or read at night when you're supposed to be asleep? Write a

paragraph about something you love doing!

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Decide what you like to do that you want to write about. You

probably have many things you love doing. Chose one. Put

yourself at the beginning of your experience.

Begin to write your rough draft. You need to write a good

paragraph. Use your topic sentence, at least 4 - 6 supporting

sentences, and a strong concluding sentence. Are you using

words you love to use?

Read your paper to yourself. Have you described your what you

have a passion for, and helped the reader understand why?




Write your final copy or type it on the computer. Your title could

be the thing you like to do, or you could be a bit cagey and keep

the reader guessing with your title IE: The Swish of a Brush

instead of Painting.

Illustrate your paragraph. Be sure to make yourself doing

what you love to do! Colored illustrations are usually more

interesting!

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #6

TOPIC: Trustworthiness is an important life skill. What have you done that

helped someone else trust you? Did you help a small child when they were

hurt? Did you play with a friend when no one else would? This can be any

experience which helped someone else trust you.

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You need to write a good paragraph. Use your topic sentence, at least 4 - 6 supporting sentences, and a strong concluding sentence. Do your sentences begin in different ways?

Begin to write your rough draft. Be sure to include exactly

what it is that you did to become trustworthy. How did the

other person respond to you?

Read your paper to yourself. Have you let the reader know why this person thinks that you are trustworthy?


Write your final copy or type it on the computer. Your title should relate to the deed or deeds you did or have done which created a feeling of trustworthiness.

OPTIONAL: You may illustrate this paragraph with a picture of this event if you would like to.

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #7

TOPIC: Where have you been? Every place you visit is an adventure, whether it's

the doctor's office, the principal's office, or the county fair. Think of the biggest place

you've been, and the smallest. Think of comfortable places, and places that cause

you to squirm. Think of special meeting places from your past.

This week's topic is to write a personal narrative paragraph about a place you've

been.

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Select your place. Think about the "6 W's".

who

what

when

where

why

and how

Think of the place you are writing about. Write down the answers to

the "6 W's" as they apply to you and your place. IE: Who was there?

What were you doing there? When were you there? Where were you?

Why were you there? How did you get there?

Begin to write your rough draft. You need to write a good paragraph.

Use your topic sentence, at least 4 - 6 supporting sentences, and a

strong concluding sentence. Have you used the "6 W's" to tell about

your special place?

Read your paper to yourself. Have you let the reader know about

your special place using the "6 W's"?

Read your paper to your parents. Ask them to listen to you read

your paragraph. Have them give input, and correct your spelling,

grammar, and punctuation.

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. Your title may be

your special place, or it can hint at your special place IE: Willow

Seclusion instead of My Willow Tree

Illustrate your paragraph. Be sure to include your special place in

the illustration. Colored illustrations are usually more interesting.

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Truthfulness is an important lifelong guideline. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the truth. Why is it important to tell the truth no matter what the situation is? Can telling the truth hurt someone elses feelings? How can you tell the truth and lessen the hurt? Does telling the truth make others feel great? Write a paragraph about why truthfulness is important.

Think about the many times you have told the truth. Some of

these times have probably been very easy, and some more

difficult. Select one time that you told the truth to write your

paragraph about.

Begin to write your rough draft. Include a strong topic sentence. Use at least 4 - 6 supporting sentences, and a strong concluding sentence.







Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The title

should be something relating to truthfulness.

OPTIONAL: You may illustrate your paragraph. Your illustration should include you being truthful, or it should show the effect of being truthful.


TOPIC: What do you not like to do? Study? Clean your room? Baby-sit? Get

up early? There are a lot of ways to answer this question, aren't there?

There are a lot of strong feelings too. Write a personal narrative about

something you detest (or dislike) doing.

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Select one thing you do not like to do. Brainstorm all of the

many varied and unusual reasons why you dislike doing this.

Begin to write your rough draft. Include your feelings!

Remember, a good paragraph always begins with an indented,

strong topic sentence, and ends with a strong concluding

sentence which usually restates the topic sentence. Use at

lease 4 - 6 supporting sentences in the middle. Are some

sentences long, and some sentences short? It is more

interesting if you vary their length.

Read your paper to yourself. Have you helped the reader know

what you dislike doing and why?




Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The title should

include the topic you dislike doing, or a hint at the topic IE:

Gooey Slime, instead of Doing the Dishes.

You may illustrate your paragraph. Use feelings in your

illustration. Colored illustrations are usually more interesting.

TOPIC:

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No Put Downs is an important lifelong guideline. Think about

how put downs can affect someone's life. Are put downs

bullying? How does not having put downs make a person feel?

Brainstorm reasons why put downs are important. Decide

which ones you want to include in your paragraph.

Begin to write your rough draft. Remember to start with a strong

topic sentence, include 4 - 6 supporting sentences, and end with

a strong concluding sentence. Be sure to include how you feel

about put downs.

Read your paper to yourself. Have you helped the reader know how you feel about put downs?





should include either a situation involving put downs, or

feelings involved with, or without put downs.

OPTIONAL: You may illustrate your paragraph. The illustration

should relate to the "word picture" you have painted in your

paragraph.


TOPIC: Write about how your first and middle names were chosen. If you

don't know, go to the source. Ask a parent or guardian. There is a story

behind every name.

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If you do not know how your name/s was/were chosen,

interview your parents and have them tell you the story. Ask

them to use as many details as they can.

Begin to write your rough draft. Include interesting details.

Begin with a strong topic sentence. Use at least 4 - 6

supporting sentences, and end with a strong concluding

sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Have you told the reader why

your name/s was/were chosen? Have you used interesting

details?




Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The title can be

your name, or something special about your name.

Draw your name in artistic letters. Use lots of color and interesting

shapes! See how unusual or beautiful you can make your name/s

look. Use color!


TOPIC: What are some of the favorite ways your family celebrates holidays -

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's day, Easter? Are there any

special holidays that only your family celebrates? Write a paragraph about

how your family celebrates one holiday.

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Select your holiday. Brainstorm your favorite family celebration

traditions for this holiday.

Begin to write your rough draft. Use a strong topic sentence, 4 -

6 supporting sentences, and a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Do your sentences begin in

different ways? Does your paper have a good beginning?




Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The name of

your paragraph should be the holiday or something relating to it.

Take a shoe box (or similar) and make a diorama of your family

celebrating your special holiday. Cover the inside and outside

first, then create your family inside doing some of the things that

make this special for you. You can use batting, paper, glitter, and

so on. Be creative and have fun with this!


TOPIC: You have just returned from Thanksgiving vacation. Think about

the Thanksgiving dinner you ate. Write a paragraph about these foods

using many varied and unusual descriptive adjectives.

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What was served at your Thanksgiving dinner, and which foods

do you want to write about? Help the reader "taste, smell, an

see" your dinner! End with a strong concluding sentence.

Begin to write your rough draft. How was dinner? Is your message clear? Have you painted a word picture of the food at your Thanksgiving dinner? Did you include a strong topic sentence, 4 - 6 interesting supporting sentences, and a strong concluding sentence?

Read your paper to yourself. Have you helped the reader experience your Thanksgiving dinner? Did you tell things in the best order?



should include the subject of Thanksgiving dinner.

Illustrate this paragraph with a mouth watering colorful

illustration of your Thanksgiving dinner!


TOPIC: Many families have special pieces of furniture, jewelry, or photos that

have been handed down from generation to generation. These objects are

called heirlooms. What is the story behind one of your family's heirlooms?

Where did it come from? Why is it valuable to your family?

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Select one family heirloom to write your paragraph about.

Interview your parents to learn the story behind this item.

Ask for as many details as they can remember.


6 supporting sentences, and a strong concluding sentence. Use

feelings in your sentences.

Read your paper to yourself. Does your paper tell things in the

best order?


read your paragraph. Is your paper easy to read out loud?

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The title of

your paragraph should be the name of your heirloom.

Illustrate your paragraph. Be sure to illustrate your heirloom in

color.


This will be our only December "Paragraph a Week. JJ Make it special!

TOPIC: The holiday season is here! Special smells are in the air. What is your

favorite holiday smell? Do you like the smell of gingerbread, pine needles, or

fresh bread baking? Write a paragraph about one special smell.

Make this smell come alive for the reader!

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As you go through your week, notice the holiday smells.

Where do they come from? Select one that you love.

Begin to write your rough draft. Begin with a strong topic

sentence, but do not tell the reader what the smell is until the

concluding sentence. Use at least 4 - 6 descriptive support

sentences in the middle. Does this writing sound like you? Are

you saying what you think and feel about this aroma?

Read your paper to yourself. Have you described your special

smell in words the reader will understand?


read your paragraph. Stop before the last sentence. Can

they guess what it is? Finish reading your paragraph. Have

them give input, and correct your spelling, grammar, and

punctuation.


should hint at, but not tell, your special holiday smell!

OPTIONAL: You may wish to illustrate where this smell comes

from. Colored illustrations are usually more interesting.

TOPIC: Haiku is a poetic form and type of poetry from the Japanese culture.

Haiku combines form, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact

form. Haiku does not rhyme. This week you will choose a theme which

includes nature or feelings and will write your own haiku poem.

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Choose your poetry theme (nature, or feelings).

Begin to write an original haiku poem. Select powerful words.

Think of images, descriptive words, and figurative language that

best describes your theme. Jot them down as you think of them.

Experiment by putting your ideas on the Haiku "form."

Haiku Poetry Form:

Title ____________

______________ ______________ (your first and last name)

First line usually has 5 syllables.

Second line usually has 7 syllables.

Third line usually has 5 syllables.

Share your poem with your parents. Ask them if it really

paints a clear picture. Listen to their critique of your poem.

Revise your work and write your final copy. Remember, the

best writers are rewriters !


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HAIKU EXAMPLES

The Rose

Donna Brock

The red blossom bends

and drips its dew to the ground.

Like a tear it falls

A Rainbow

Donna Brock

Curving up, then down.

Meeting blue sky and green earth

Melding sun and rain.

Topic: You are going to a foreign country of your choice for a vacation.

Search the INTERNET (let me know if you need to do this at school) and find

information about this country. Read and highlight important parts of the

information, then write one (or more) paragraphs in your own wordsto share

with the class. Include the information that you think students in our class

would be interested in.

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Search the internet for information about your topic. Find a

topic that is interesting such as foods, culture, or sights to

see.

Make a copy. Read the information highlighting the parts you

think are interesting and important.

Rewrite this information in your own words. . Add interesting

adjectives and vocabulary as you go.


read your paragraph. Is your paper interesting? Does it flow

smoothly? Are the words spelled correctly?

The title of your paper should be the country, then area of

expertise, followed

by your name as the author, IE:

by _________________ ___________________

OR

. Nepal: Sights to See

by _________________ ___________________ _____________________

Make any corrections necessary, print the final draft, and bring it

to school to share with your classmates.

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TOPIC: Your family has favorite recipes. Write about one recipe that is your

favorite. Write about the times, places, and people who have shared this

food with you.

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Select your favorite family recipe. Brainstorm your feelings and

observations about this recipe or food.

Begin to write your rough draft with an indented, strong topic

sentence followed by 4 - 6 supporting sentences, and ending

with a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Have you described the times,

places, and people who have shared this food with you? Are

some sentences long, and some sentences short?





your paragraph should be the name of your recipe.

Step 6 CHOICE: you may either make a copy of your recipe (so we can

make it too), bring in a sample for the class to taste, or make a

colored illustration of it.


TOPIC: Doing one's personal best is an important lifelong guideline. Think of

the times you did your personal best. How did this make you feel? Did other

people notice? Is it important that someone else notices, or is it how you feel

inside that matters the most?

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Brainstorm the times when you did your personal best. Choose

one time to write your paragraph about.

Begin to write your rough draft. Use a strong topic sentence, 4 - 6

supporting sentences, and a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Does your paragraph describe

when you have done your personal best, and why it was

important?


read your paragraph. Is your paper easy to read out loud? Does

it flow smoothly?


your paragraph should relate to one's personal best

OPTIONAL: You may illustrate your paragraph including a time

you did your personal best.

A PARAGRAPH A WEEK # 20

TOPIC: Writing about someone other than yourself is called biographical

writing. Some biographies are called biographical sketches, or character

sketches. You will begin a biographical sketch this week. You will be writing

the first of 3 paragraphs about this person. Choose one person. You may

write about someone you know very well, like a grandparents or a neighbor,

or you can write about historical figures, like John Hancock or Sacagawea.

What's important is that you share interesting information about the person.

This week's topic is to choose this person and write an introductory paragraph

about them.

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Begin to write your rough draft. Who are you focusing on? What

are their special characteristics? Why have you chosen to write

about them?

Begin to write your rough draft beginning with an indented,

interesting, general topic sentence followed by 4- 6 supporting

sentences, and ending with a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Does it introduce the person you

have chosen for your biographical sketch?


read your paragraph. Is your paper easy to read out loud? Have

them give input, and correct your spelling, grammar, and

punctuation.

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. Your title

should include the person's name you are writing your

biographical sketch about.

Illustrate your paragraph with a picture of the person your

biographical sketch is about. Colored illustrations are usually

more interesting.

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #21

TOPIC: Think about the person you have chosen to write about in your

biographical sketch. What are very specific details in their life? If you have

chosen to write about a historical person, or someone you do not know very

much about, you may need to some research for these details.

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Begin your rough draft. Brainstorm interesting details about

this person. Choose one, or several, details that you think

other people will be interested in reading about.

Begin to write your rough draft. Put your details in order when

you begin to write. Use a strong topic sentence, 4 - 6 supportive

sentences, and a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Did you tell things in the best

order? Do your sentences begin in different ways?


read your paragraph. Is your message clear to them?

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. There should be

no title because this continues from last week.

OPTIONAL: You may illustrate this week's more specific details

if you would like to.


TOPIC: The ending of a biographical sketch tells the reader how important

this person is to you. This week you will write a paragraph which shows the

reader how important they are to you. Be sure to include your feelings.

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Brainstorm the things about this person that you consider to be

important. Write down your feelings about these things.


6 supportive sentences, and a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Does your paragraph tell how

important this person is to you? Are some sentences long, and

some sentences short? Did you make it interesting?


read your paragraph. Is your message clear?

Write your final copy to type it on the computer. There should be

no title because this concludes your biographical sketch from two

weeks ago.

No illustration this week.

TOPIC: Check into a family name (not your own) that interests you.

Interview your parents. Are there favorite first names or middle names in

your family? How about nicknames? Last names? Write a paragraph about

one interesting family name.

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sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Have you told the reader what

the name is and interesting details about this name?




Write your final copy or type it on the computer. The title can be

your family member's name, or something special about the

name.

OPTIONAL: You may make the name in artistic letters using

color and interesting shapes.



TOPIC: An informational paragraph gives interesting or important facts

and details about a subject. You might inform your reader, for example,

about a new discovery that uses recycled plastic to make roads that get

fewer potholes.

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Think about several topics that interest you and read for

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interesting.

Begin to write your rough draft with a topic sentence that

introduces the reader to your information. Write 4 - 6

supportive sentences and an interesting concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Does your paper give the reader

interesting information?

Share your paper with your parents. Do they understand the

information you have written? Have them give input, and

correct your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. Be sure to

include a title and your name.

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TOPIC: A persuasive paragraph tries to convince the reader to agree with

the author about something. You could try to convince your reader that

horseback riding is a good hobby, or that there should be more public skate

parks.

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Think about something you feel passionately about. Write down

ideas that you feel are important in persuading a reader that

your ideas are correct.

Begin to write your rough draft with a topic sentence that states

your opinion. Follow your opinion with 3 or 4 sentences that give

your opinion support. Your concluding sentence should restate

your topic sentence in different words. The last sentence could

begin with: ... so you can see ... , ... in

conclusion ... , etc ....

Read your paper to yourself. Does your paper give the reader

persuading information?

Share your paper with your parents. Have them give input, and

correct your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.


include a title and your name.

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Paragraph # 26

TOPIC: A news story should report only facts. If the reporter doesn't know all

the facts yet, the story should say something like this: "We are getting reports

that. ... But official sources have not confirmed it yet." A news story should

tell all sides of the story. Watch a news story on TV or read one in the

newspaper. Watch for balance as you listen or read. You will write your

paragraph about the balance of this news story.

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Take notes as you watch or read a news story. Are different

sides covered. Is it complete?

Begin to write your paragraph. Introduce the news story in

your topic sentence. Discuss the facts and pictures which are

included (if any).

Read your paragraph. Have you introduced your news story in an

interesting way? Have you followed up with 3 - 4 interesting

supportive sentences, then a wrap up sentence?

Read your paragraph to your parent/so Have them check it for

correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Write your final draft.

No illustration this week.

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GRAPH A WEEK #27

Begin to write you rough draft. Use a strong topic sentence, 4 - 6 supportive sentences, and a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Does this paragraph tell how you found some friendly aliens, and have you described them?



include an interesting title.

Make an illustration of your alien in its' environment. Be

creative!

Brainstorm ways you could find aliens in this galaxy, as well as

descriptive adjectives that describe them. Write down these

ideas.

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TOPIC: Your spaceship has landed in a galaxy far, far, away. Tell how you

happen to find some friendly aliens, and describe them.

PARAGRAPH A WEEK #28

TOPIC: Super heroes have an extraordinary ability. Describe 1, 2, or 3

supernatural powers that your super hero will have. Tell why these

qualities will make your super hero the best ever.

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Brainstorm supernatural powers that a super hero could possess. Decide how many powers you want your super hero to have (1, 2, or 3).

Begin to write you rough draft. Give your super hero an original name. Use a strong topic sentence, 4 - 6 supportive sentences, and a strong concluding sentence.

Read your paper to yourself. Does your paper describe your super hero, and his or her extraordinary ability or abilities, and why this will make your super hero the best ever?

Share your paper with your parents. Do they have a clear,

accurate picture of the super hero you are writing about?

Write your final copy or type it on the computer. Make your super hero's name the title of your paragraph.

Make an illustration of your super hero that could be used on the cover of a comic book. Be sure to include your name as the artist.

Paragraph # 29

TOPIC: Whole grain foods are an important part of each person's diet. Whole grains

can be found in many foods such as crackers, bread, and pasta. You will write your

paragraph about some whole grain foods that you enjoy eating. You may even

include some that you have tried and are still acquiring a taste for.

Step 1 Brainstorm the whole grain foods that you have tasted.

Step 2 Begin to write your paragraph. Tell us how they were fixed and

which ones you liked the best.

Step 3 Read your paragraph. Do you have an interesting topic sentence?

Have you supported it with at least five sentences, then a good

concluding sentence?

Step 4 Read your paragraph to your parent/s. Have them check it for

correct spelling grammar, and punctuation.

Step 5 Write your final draft.

Step 6 Illustration is optional©

TOPIC: Eating more fruits and vegetables is important. There are many different kinds

of fruits and vegetables. You will write your paragraph about some of your favorites.

Do you prefer to eat them raw or cooked? Are there some that you don't eat very

often, that you would like to have more frequently?

Step 1 Brainstorm the names of your favorite fruits and your favorite

vegetables. Have you included both fruits and vegetables?

Step 2 Begin to write your paragraph. Have you included the ones you

already Eke and the ones you are interested in eating more of?

Step 3 Read your paragraph. Do you have an interesting topic sentence?

Have you supported it with at least five sentences, then a good

concluding sentence?

Step 4 Read your paragraph to your parentis. Have them check it for

correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Step 5 Write your final draft.

Step 6 Make a colorful illustration of your favorites!

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