hi ashley here hi mia thanks for joining us today we're going to talk about hamburgers
i mean paragraphs you ready let's go
i know you know how to write sentences maybe you've been writing sentences to
explain how you feel or what you did or what you would like to do
now you can do so much more with sentences to make your writing
interesting when you want to say more about a topic you can put together some sentences
to create a paragraph a paragraph is a group of sentences about one main topic
a great way to think about a paragraph is to look at a burger yummy a burger has
several layers there's a top bun the fillers the bottom bun to keep it all together yum
well you can think of a paragraph in the same way a paragraph has three main parts
the main topic or topic sentence think of it like the top bun
a sentence that tells more about the topic think of it like that juicy filler
and the ending sentence about the topic which is like the bottom bun
paragraphs talk about one main thing so let's practice writing a paragraph about something you
feel let's say you're excited maybe you're excited that your birthday party is happening tomorrow
and you are having family and friends over these are three great sentences about one main topic
your excitement about your birthday party that is exciting
since the sentences talk about one topic you can put them together to create a paragraph like this
there's a topic sentence a sentence that tells more
and a final sentence that tells even more about the topic and they all fit together
like one delicious burger notice that the first sentence comes in a little bit from the margin
that's called an indent and we do this every time we start a new paragraph
if you were typing on a computer an indent is five spaces if you're writing with a pencil
or pen you can leave the space about the width of your pointer finger
also notice that between each sentence
you need to leave a space the space after a period makes your writing easier to read
now you can practice can you write a paragraph using these topic sentences
i visited grandpa or i want an apple pie or i had a bad day
keep in mind the parts of a burger as you write let's review remember that a paragraph
is a group of sentences about one main topic and it has three main parts a topic sentence
a second sentence that tells more and an ending sentence to close up the paragraph
now i am getting hungry while i go find a burger you practice writing then go
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