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Vary Your Sentence Starts
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Writing worksheet · Paragraph writing and editing
Paragraph Writing Frame
A fill-in frame for an informational paragraph: a topic sentence, three facts with details and a closing.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–4
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Paragraph structure, Topic and concluding sentences, Revising and editing, Proofreading
What kids do
“Pick a topic you know a lot about. Use the frame to write a paragraph that teaches three facts.”
Printed on the sheet:
- There are many interesting facts about
- Another fact is
Teacher tip
Let kids pick a topic they know well so the frame is the only new thing.
How to use it
- Have kids use one color for revision and another for editing.
- Post the editing or revision checklist on the board.
- Keep a word wall or a word bank in reach so spelling does not stop the ideas.
Watch for
Revising and editing mixed up. Revising is the ideas; editing is the rules.
Talk about it
- What will you look for in your own writing now?
- What did you change when you reread your work?
Take it further
Trade paragraphs with a partner for a peer edit.
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