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Recognizing and writing complete sentences, common paragraph features, identifying the topic of a paragraph, identifying strong and weak paragraphs
Identifying topics and main ideas, writing topic sentences, combining sentences using and and but
Developing paragraphs with descriptive details, learning to edit lists, writing about places , combining
sentences containing adjectives
Using word maps to brainstorm, writing concluding sentences, using free writing to brainstorm, review of
paragraph contents,
Opinions and examples in supporting sentences, using discussion to brainstorm, paragraphs explaining cause and effect / result, combining sentences with so and because
Expressing personal feelings about problems, logical order of supporting sentences
Editing lists by ordering ideas logically
Writing about problems and difficulties
Using time expressions: after, before, and when, identifying the main parts of a narrative, ordering events in a narrative logically
Using whereas and however to make comparisons.
Organizing a comparison paragraph, comparing different situations / events, writing about life changes
Writing about cause and effect relationships, beginning paragraph with a question, writing about a difficult decision
Writing about hopes and plans for the future, review of brainstorming techniques
Review of transition expressions, writing about the future
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