Writing
How do I start my rough draft for my compare and contrast paragraph?
Goal:
Goal:
Yesterday, we put our
thoughts down on paper and compared and contrasted rural living and
city living. Now, it's time to put our thoughts together into paragraph
form.
Let's go through the steps together.
Title
Topic Sentence
Body Sentences
Closing Sentence
Let's start with a title. We are
comparing rural living and city living, so let's start there.
How can you introduce your topic in your title?
Go ahead and give your paragraph a title.
We need to begin our paragraph
with a topic sentence. This sentence states the topic, so you will introduce the
idea that you are comparing and contrasting rural life and city life.
Introduce your paragraph by writing your topic sentence.
Now, it's time to add your
details. Take a look at the Venn diagram you filled out yesterday. This will help
you build the body of your paragraph.
What do you know about rural
life?
Write what you know about rural life. What did you include on your Venn diagram?
What do you know about city life?
What did you write down about city life?
How are they similar?
Now, write about the similarities you listed.
Write the body of your paragraph.
Make sure you explain the similarities and differences so that they are clear to the
reader.
Let's wrap up your paragraph by
writing your closing sentence. You are reminding the reader what your paragraph was
about. Your topic sentence can help you write your closing sentence.
Think about how you want to end your paragraph and add your closing sentence.