Writing A Paragraph

Topic: Writing a Paragraph for 3rd Grade

Ask students what they know about writing a paragraph.
Write their responses on the board.
Explain that a paragraph is a group of sentences that are related to each other.

Ask students to brainstorm ideas for a paragraph about a topic of their choice.
As they brainstorm, write their ideas on the board.
Once they have finished brainstorming, ask students to choose one idea to use for their paragraph.
Ask students to think about what information they need to include in their paragraph about this topic.
Write their ideas on the board.
As a class, brainstorm words and phrases that can be used to help organize their ideas.
Write these on the board as well.
Have students work with a partner to draft their paragraph, using the ideas and words on the board as a guide.
Model how to use transition words and phrases to help connect their ideas.
Have students check their work for spelling and grammar errors.

Give students a different topic and have them work with a partner to draft a new paragraph, using the same steps as in the direct instruction.
As a class, go over the paragraphs and discuss how the use of transition words and phrases helped organize the ideas.

For their project, have students choose a topic and write a paragraph about it, using the steps and techniques learned in the lesson.
Encourage them to use transition words and phrases to help organize their ideas.

Observe students as they work to make sure they are using the paragraph markers correctly.
Review their written paragraphs to assess their ability to write a paragraph.

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