Writing a Five Sentence Paragraph Begin with a

Writing a Five Sentence Paragraph

Begin with a topic sentence: o State what the paragraph is about, the topic. o Make it interesting.

Example: Right now my family is going on an amazing picnic in a park. Picnic is the topic of this paragraph.

Write three detail sentences. o Each sentence should tell about the topic. o Use good describing words and interesting action words.

Example: Right now my family is going on amazing picnic in a park. an . We are taking out freshly made sandwiches, an apple pie and ice cold lemonade. While we are enjoying our picnic lunch under a tree, a small gray squirrel is crawling close to us. Look! this squirrel is grabbing my delicious piece of pie off my plate and running away.

Ending sentence: o Restate the topic of the paragraph. o Keep it interesting. o Make it a closing sentence so your reader knows this is the end of the paragraph.

Example: Right now my family is going on amazing picnic in a park. an . We are taking out freshly made sandwiches, an apple pie and ice cold lemonade. While we are enjoying our picnic lunch under a tree, a small gray squirrel is crawling close to us. Look! this squirrel is grabbing my delicious piece of pie off my plate and running away. . We can’t believe this hungry squirrel has invited himself to our family picnic!

Let’s Review: o Write an interesting topic sentence. o Write three detail sentences that are about the topic. o Write a closing sentence that restates the topic. Now you are ready to write an incredible five sentence paragraph!