Writing a Perfect Paragraph

           In order to study for your assessment tomorrow, practice writing a perfect paragraph. I have included below, examples of how you fellow classmates are writing perfect paragraphs. Remember, we must have a topic sentence which briefly restates and answers the question. Remember this is the only sentence which is indented. We then need four evidence from the text. Finally, we need a concluding sentence which restates your opinion and answers the question again. I have broken it down for you all here.

Topic Sentence: Meaningful friendships are able to exist among people who are different.

First Evidence from Text: Meaningful friendships are able to exist among people who are different.

Second Evidence from Text: In William Steig’s book, Amos and Boris, two different types of animals became great friends.

Third Evidence from Text: First, the little mouse, Amos, fell into the water. Next, the large whale, Boris came to help save Amos, by putting him on his back.

Fourth Evidence from Text: After that, Boris was thrown on to the land, because of mighty, Hurricane Yetta. Amos was able to go find a group of elephants, who then tossed Boris back into the water.

Concluding Sentence: Essentially, although they were two different sizes and two different species of animals, Amos and Boris proved that meaningful friendships among people who are different are able to exist.

Paragraph:

Meaningful friendships are able to exist among people who are different. In William Steig’s book, Amos and Boris, two different types of animals became great friends. First, the little mouse, Amos, fell into the water. Next, the large whale, Boris came to help save Amos, by putting him on his back. After that, Boris was thrown on to the land, because of mighty, Hurricane Yetta. Amos was able to go find a group of elephants, who then tossed Boris back into the water. Essentially, although they were two different sizes and two different species of animals, Amos and Boris proved that meaningful friendships among people who are different are able to exist.