is the first sentence of a paragraph
Topic Sentence
Make it better
revising
The Himalayan Mountains are the tallest mountains in the world.
Expository
I had a dog named Rex. He had one blue eye and one brown eye.
Descriptive
Despite what dog lovers might believe, cats actually make better pets.
Persuasive Paragraph
Write it down
Drafting
keywords: belongs to, a part of, related to, hence, thus
Expository
My best friend's freckled face always has a glowing, crooked smile.
Descriptive Paragraph
Make it correct
Proofreading
I would throw sticks into the water.
Narrative
Keywords: I believe that, it seems to me, I prefer, I hope, etc...
Persuasive
Gives facts, explains ideas, gives directions
Expository Paragraph
is a group of sentences which develop a single topic.
Paragraph
summarizes the topic or main idea.
Topic Sentence
Keywords: size, color, shape, purpose, length, weight, above, below
Descriptive
Share with others.
Publishing
tries to convince the reader to support an opinion
Expository
Think about what you are going to write.
PreWriting
this sentence reinforces the main idea by summarizing the paragraph
Closing Sentence
The day I won first place in the box car derby race was the proudest day of my life.
Narrative Paragraph
tries to convince the reader to support an opinion
Persuasive Paragraph
Tells a story or part of a story.
Narrative Paragraph
Keywords: recently, before, then, finally, in the beginning, at last, first, second, etc...
Narrative