Writing

Let's start with a title. What animal did you choose to write about?

You could just name your paragraph after your animal, but you could also add some excitement to it.

My Cuddly Companion

Busy Beavers

The Wildest Animal at the Zoo

The World's Largest Mammal

Can you come up with a creative title for your paragraph? Write your title now.

We need to begin our paragraph with a topic sentence. This sentence states the topic, which is your animal. Here are some example topic sentences.

My cat is my best friend in the whole world.

Beavers are the hardest working animals in the world.

Tigers may be fierce, but they are amazing animals.

Now it's your turn! Introduce your paragraph by writing your topic sentence.

Now it's time to add some details. Take a look at the questions you answered on your prewrite worksheet. These will help you build the body of your paragraph.

How do you know this animal?

This will help your readers understand why you chose this animal.

What does the animal look and feel like?

Details, details, and more details!

How does the animal act?

Even more details!

How does the animal make you feel?

This will also help the reader understand why you picked this animal to write about.

It's your turn! Write the body of your paragraph. Remember to include as many details as you can. This is a descriptive paragraph, so it should describe your animal very clearly.

Let's wrap up your paragraph by writing a closing sentence. You are reminding the reader what your paragraph was about.

Let's look at some examples.

My cat may be a little crazy, but he's my best friend.

The next time you see a beaver, give him a pat on the back for all his hard work.

While I know I'll never be able to have a tiger as a pet, they will always be my favorite animal to visit at the zoo.

Think about how you want to end your paragraph, and add your closing sentence.