Building Stools – See if this concept helps students grasp the details just a little better.
Supporting Details – Which sentences support the main idea of the theme.
Why Be a Scout? – This should get you started in a solid writing style.
A Sick Day – Somebody is not feeling too well today.
Building Paragraphs – This is somewhat of a makeshift writing project.
Alexander the Great – Choose the supporting details that apply, and write a paragraph on the lines below. Don't forget to add a conclusion.
Putting Supporting Details In Order – The Great Egret is an appropriate symbol for the National Audubon Society, which is one of the oldest environmental organizations in the country.
Writing Supporting Details – Fill in three supporting details for each topic sentence.
Building Solid Paragraphs – Education of the future will involve increasingly more technology than education does today.
True Art of Writing – Read the topic sentence. Then put a check mark after each sentence that supports the main idea.
Making Sense of Your Ideas – The first sentence of a paragraph is called the topic sentence. The topic sentence should give the reader a clear idea of what the paragraph is about.
Building on the Main Idea – Read the list of topics provided. Choose one that interests you and fill out the chart below to develop a paragraph.
Supporting Details – Read each topic sentence. Then put a check mark after each sentence that supports the main idea.
Target Practice! – The supporting details in a paragraph should be right on target; each one should prove, explain or support the topic sentence.
Three Reasons to Believe in Yourself – The passage below is an adaptation of the famous essay "Self Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson.