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Objective

I can plan an informational paragraph with a topic sentence and supporting details.

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Warm-up video

Amal Mansour · 4:23

We don't generate video — this one is by Amal Mansour on YouTube. The practice questions and exit ticket below were drafted by AI for this objective, and every question is editable in the teacher guide.

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Practice

7 questions

1

What are the three main parts of a paragraph that the video talked about?

2

Imagine you want to write a paragraph about your favorite animal. What would be a good topic sentence for that paragraph?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Choose the topic "My Favorite Sport." Write one topic sentence and two supporting details for a paragraph about this topic. Choose the topic "Why Recycling is Important." Write one topic sentence and two supporting details for a paragraph about this topic.

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