English 7 Q3 WK5 UPDATED..................

1. GENERAL STATEMENT
and SUPPORTING DETAIL

2.  Directions: Read the short paragraph and answer the questions on the next slide.
Activity I: Plot the Common

3. Activity I: Plot the Common

4. ANSWERS

5. 3 BASIC ELEMENTS OF
A PARAGRAPH

6. PARAGRAPH
A paragraph is a series of
related sentences that develop
the main idea, thought, or
concept.

7. SENTENCE
The sentence, the basic unit
of the paragraph, should be
clearly stated to exhibit clear
thought.

8. BASIC STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH
TOPIC
GENERAL STATEMENT
SUPPORTING DETAILS

9. TOPIC
The topic is the core of the
paragraph and is anchored with
the main idea.

10. GENERAL STATEMENT
The General Statement or Topic Sentence is
the statement or sentence of the entire
paragraph. It is the overview of the whole
composition; hence most paragraph starts
with a topic sentence.

11. SUPPORTING DETAIL
The supporting details give all the
necessary information to answer the
WH questions.

12. Activity II: Sequence the Thought
 Direction: Read the short passage and complete the tasks given.

14. 2. What do you think is the difference between
the topic and the general statement? General
statement and supporting details?
3. What is/are the functions of supporting
details?

15. GUIDED
PRACTICE

16. Yesterday was my birthday. When I woke
up, I noticed my brother Jun, hung up a big
sign that said, “Happy Birthday, Joey!”
Mom made a spaghetti for dinner. It’s my
favorite food in the whole world. My friend
David came over and handed me a wrapped
gift. I wondered what it was. It was a new
basketball! I had a great day.

17. (1) The fire trucks came out of the
firehouse. (2) There was a fire on our block.
(3) The trucks finally arrived, and the
firemen put out the fire. (4) A dog barked
loudly as we approached. (5) Someone
turned in the alarm at once. (6) As one truck
was turning a corner on the way to the fire,
it skidded into an automobile.

18. PROGRESS
CHECK

19.  Activity I: Plot the Sequence
 Directions: The selection does not contain a topic sentence; hence
you need to understand the selection to infer its main idea.

21. Activity II. Cite the Evidence
Directions: Read the short passage and complete the task by filling in the
chart with your correct responses.

24. Have fun Writing
 Arrange the following sentence to come up with a
comprehensive paragraph and underline your topic sentence.
 1. Animal's sleeping habits differ in many ways.
 2. Some animals sleep during daylight while others sleep during darkness.
 3. They also differ in the length of time they sleep.
 4. Other animals sleep for weeks or months at a time when they hibernate.
 5. They differ according to what time of the day they sleep.