Not exact matches
This resource includes 100 cards that cover the following
topics: * Types of nouns, * Adjectives, verbs, prepositions, pronouns, determiners and conjunctions, * Singular and plural, * Comparative and superlative adjectives, * Adjective phrases, * Past and present tense, * Complements and link verbs, * Active and passive voice, * Auxiliary and
main verbs, * Adverbial phrases, * Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, * Questions, statements, exclamations and commands, * Subject and verb agreement, * Simple and complex
sentences, * Narrative voice, * Negative and positive
sentences, * Direct and reported speech,... and more!
Write a
topic sentence from a nonfiction passage in the middle of your screen, and show students how to jot down supporting details in a web radiating from this
main idea.
Resource contains: - Plot summary by act with key moments in bold - Character list - Contextual information - Key techniques used by the author - Key Quotations - High - level vocabulary that can be used to describe the
main characters / act as
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Contains - Alphabet (
topic word for each letter)- Comic Summary (read a story and summarise it in comic form)- Hand (research a volcano in history and pull out
main facts)- Imagination (descriptive writing prompt)- One
Sentence Only (summarise each paragraph in a chosen text)- Positive and Negative effects (foldable sorting effects of volcanoes)- Storyteller (narrative writing prompt)- Structure of a volcano (information sheet for students to create a volcano diagram)- Types of volcano (foldable that involves matching names, description and picture)- Volcanic Eruptions Comprehension (information passage with questions)- Volcano cloze (information text with missing words about volcanoes)- Volcano explorer (gathering information from interactive voclano website)- Volcano Vocabulary (foldable involving matching
topic words to definitions)- Witness vs. Scientist (foldable involving sorting statements)
TOOLKIT for generating complex
sentences relating to the
topic of family and relationships, and for practising word order in
sentences featuring a
main clause and a subordinate clause.
The
topic sentence states the
main idea or
topic of the paragraph.
Commonly appearing at (or near) the beginning of a paragraph, a
topic sentence expresses the
main idea of a paragraph.
The phrases or
sentences must correlate with the
main topic of the word.
Supporting
sentences (notice the plural) provide explanations and support for the
topic sentence (
main idea) of your paragraph.
Identifying Parts Writing After students complete a writing assignment, give them a set of sticky notes on which to write: beginning, middle, ending, turning point,
main idea,
topic sentence, etc..
It is advisable that the writer should put a concern and include the three major
topic sentences on the three
main body paragraphs so as to give a hint on what discussion the reader will expect later.
Each paragraph should contain one
main idea, summarized by each
topic sentence; the sequence of
topic sentences should summarize the argument of your college essay.
It is crucial for every paragraph to have a
topic sentence which highlights the
main idea of the paragraph and establishes a connection with the overall
topic of the college essay writing (i.e., the thesis statement).
Introduction should include a thesis statement, body paragraphs should include
topic sentences while conclusion should summarize the
main points made in the paper.
2) Thesis statement or the
main sentence of essay introducing the reader to the
topic of your writing
It precedes the research work for dissertation writing2) Thesis statement or the
main sentence of essay introducing the reader to the
topic of your writingThis article explores the second type of thesis essay — thesis statement.Thesis essays give the audience the central idea of your writing.
The
topic sentence should reflect the
main idea of your writing and gain the attention of the reader.
Your
topic sentence should express the
main idea of your paragraph so your readers know what information they will find.