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paragraph development main concepts powerpoint slides
- 1. 1. A groupof sentences 2. one main idea about a topic 3. THREE parts a. topic sentence (indented) b.supporting sentences c.concluding sentence 4. Transition words – between sentences.
- 2. I always enjoymy weekend because I can relax and do the things I like to do. After the morning prayer, I usually go back to sleep until about 11 a.m. I listen to my favorite music. Then my family and I have lunch together. Sometimes we go to the park in the afternoon, or to the mall to do shopping. I also chat with my friends or watch movies. Friday and Saturday are definitely the best days of the week! (90 words) Topic sentence (TS) Supporting Sentences (SS) (main idea) (details) Concluding Sentence (CS) (repeats main idea)
- 3. My sister Lailaworks at the Union National Bank and she has a busy daily routine. She gets up at 6:30 am every morning and prepares breakfast for her family. Then she takes her children to school at 7:45 am. After that, she goes to work. She works from 9 am to 1 pm. At 1 pm she drives home. Then she makes some food and eats lunch with her children until 2 pm. After lunch Laila reads the newspaper, talks and plays with her children, or rests. Later, between 5 pm and 6 pm, she helps her children with their homework. Next, she prepares the evening meal for her family. Her husband comes home at 7:30 pm and then they all eat dinner together. After dinner they relax for an hour and watch TV or sit in the garden and talk. Laila always puts her children to bed at 9:00 pm. She finally goes to bed at 10:00 pm. Laila enjoys her work and the time she spends with her family. (172 words) Concluding Sentence Topic Sentence (main idea) Supporting Sentences (details) (repeat main idea)
- 4. Concluding Sentence Topic Sentence (main idea) Supporting Sentences (details) (repeatmain idea) TS SS CS TW TW TW SS SS SS Transition words (TW)