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Paragraph Structure

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    The terms and definitions of paragraph structure.
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  • Definition: First sentence of a paragraph. It's what your paragraph will be about.
    Topic Sentence
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  • Definition: Used to switch ideas first, then, next, finally, although, however, also, according to…….. What are these words called - hint: Sentence starters for ?
    Sentence starters for EVIDENCE
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  • Definition: Used to support your answer quote form the text. What do we call this?
    EVIDENCE
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  • Definition: This explaining how your evidence 1 relates to the topic sentence. What is it called?
    Justification
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  • Definition: This sentence wraps up a paragraph and is the last sentence of a paragraph.
    CONCLUDING SENTENCE
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  • This proves… - What kind of sentence starter is this?
    JUSTIFICATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: Because of this, we know that...
    JUSTIFICATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: Ultimately, it is clear that…
    JUSTIFICATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: This means….
    JUSTIFICATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: Realistically, one could conclude that….
    JUSTIFICATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: On page _______, the story states…
    EVIDENCE OR EXPLANATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: The author states…
    EVIDENCE OR EXPLANATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: An example is…
    EVIDENCE OR EXPLANATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: According to the text…
    EVIDENCE OR EXPLANATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: The passage ______ proves …
    EVIDENCE OR EXPLANATION
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  • What kind of sentence starter is this: One example that shows this is…
    EVIDENCE OR EXPLANATION
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