Paragraphs S1 Literacy Unit

Learning Intentions I understand when to take a new paragraph. I can correctly use paragraphs in my writing.

When should you take a new paragraph? Paragraphs When should you take a new paragraph? In your group, list as many reasons as you can think of for taking a new paragraph.

When should you take a new paragraph? Paragraphs When should you take a new paragraph? When you change idea / topic When you change speaker (Remember the rules of direct speech?) When you change time When you change location

Paragraphs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOJZwLG8C4 The main reason to take a new paragraph is because you change idea. Here is a catchy video to remind you what paragraphing is all about! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOJZwLG8C4

Paragraphs The following passage can be divided into five paragraphs. Where should they go? Paul’s heart skipped another beat. He looked behind him. He wished he had not taken a short cut through the park at this time of night. He quickened his footsteps. What was that noise? Was he being followed? No doubt in his mind now. They were not echoes. They were footsteps of another. “Should I run? How far away is the gate?‟ he asked himself. Panic gripped the boy. He began to run, worn trainers skidding on the wet tarmac. Behind him he could hear… Closer, even closer came the running steps. Nearer, ever nearer, came the park gate. Further, even further away it seemed to Paul. He tripped and fell. He lay there, face down, unhurt but helpless. A hand fell on his shoulder. He looked at the hand - a man‟s hand, huge with stubby fingers. The hand pulled him round. He looked up into the man‟s face. He recognised that face. It was the park keeper, the deaf and dumb park keeper that so many of his friends liked to tease. The face broke into a smile. A hand pulled him to his feet. Another hand held something out to him. A bag. His school bag. Paul must have dropped it as he ran.

Help Major Moustache organise his writing into paragraphs. Game Time Help Major Moustache organise his writing into paragraphs. http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?e=spelling-grammar04

Where have all the paragraphs gone? HOMEWORK Where have all the paragraphs gone? Read the opening few paragraphs of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling. The paragraphs are missing - where should they go? You can submit this task on Show My Homework - this means you can copy and paste the passage to save you re-writing it!