Paragraphs: Systems of Sentences
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Objective
Students learn how sentences work together as a system form a paragraph. They'll try to re-order mixed-up paragraphs and then try their hand and writing a mixed-up paragraph that their peers can untangle.
Steps
- Students learn about the big idea "Paragraphs are systems of sentences." They attempt to reorder these sentences from The Wizard of Oz using this worksheet to organize their thinking.
- Students will reorder these sentences about Roman Bridges using the worksheet from Step 1.
- Students look for patterns in their clues using this worksheet.
- Students create their own mixed-up sentence, building on the patterns they found in steps 1-3. They can use Paragraphy to shuffle their sentences.
Resources
- Worksheet (PDF)
- Worksheet (Google Slides)
- More Mixed-Up Paragraphs A collection of out-of-order paragraphs from fiction and non-fiction.