EF5/6 Paragraph

paragraph - school writing- high school, college, university, work

6-8 sentences

Parts of a paragraph:

First sentence: Topic sentence
-gives the topic and opinion, angle, approach

Topic: Living in Vancouver

Living in Vancouver is very different form living in my hometown.

Living in Vancouver is very expensive.

Your take on the topic - every's will be a little different

Topic: Exercise
Topic sentence narrows down the topic

Yoga elderly people

Topic sentence:
Yoga is an excellent form of exercise for elderly people.

Exercise is good for us. Boring, vague, not specific

Swimming is a great way to get into shape for overweight people.

Topic sentence - narrow down the topic to something specific and interesting

Living in Vancouver is nice. -boring topic, not interesting

I like living in Vancouver for three reasons. HEARD IT A HUNDRED TIMES

As a mother, I like living in Vancouver for three reasons. BETTER, MORE SPECIFIC AND INTERESTING


TOPIC + CONTROLLING IDEA = FOCUSSES YOUR PARAGRAPH



day's eye - looks like the sun   daisy

cat - feline
dog - canine
horse - equine
cow - bovine
pig - supine
chicken?
mule?

3814 Fraser  -16  22nd Avenue
6010 Fraser Street - 16 44th Avenue

2510 Main Street  Broadway (9th Ave)