1. Partner share Describe a movie where a toy comes to life. Learning Objective: Students will write a clear focused paragraph 3-5 ELD: Write cohesive paragraphs that develop a central idea

2. Partner share Describe a movie where a toy comes to life. Learning Objective: What are we going to write today? A clear focused paragraph

3. Share with your partner the sentence that does not belong in the following paragraph… I like ice cream. My favorite ice cream is chocolate chip. Chocolate comes from the cocoa plant. I love chocolate chip ice cream because it has chunky chips. When I go to the ice cream store, I always get two scoops of chocolate chip ice cream.

4. Writing a Clear focused Paragraph- a clear and focused paragraph always has a topic sentence that state the main idea and details or reasons that support the main idea. What are you good at? Baking cookies Reason 1 Reason 2Reason 3 I’ve been making them for 30 years They get eaten quickly Friends and family say they are the best I am good at baking cookies. I’ve been making them for 30 years. Whenever I make them, they are eaten quickly. Friends and family say they are the best cookies ever!

5. The Importance of writing a clear focused paragraph Good writers are able to write paragraphs that are clear and focused

6. Steps to writing a clear and focused paragraph Step 1- Consider the writing topic or prompt Step 2- create a main idea Step 3- Use a tree map to organize your ideas Step 4- Develop at least 3 good reasons or detail that support your main idea or topic Reason 1Reason 2Reason 3 I enjoy playing because it is a fast pace game My family and I love watching professional basketball players. What is your favorite sport? Basketball I have been playing basketball since I was a child

7. Steps to writing a clear and focused paragraphs Step 1- Consider the writing topic or prompt Step 2- create a main idea Step 3- Use a tree map to organize your ideas Step 4- Develop at least 3 good reasons or detail that support your main idea or topic Reason 1Reason 2Reason 3 I enjoy studying________ because ________ What is your favorite subject? subject Discuss with partner

8. Step 1- Consider the writing topic or prompt Step 2- create a main idea Step 3- Use a tree map to organize your ideas Step 4- Develop at least 3 good reasons or detail that support your main idea or topic Closure What did we learn to write today? Why is it important? What are you good at?

9. (Make copies for students) Step 1- Consider the writing topic or prompt Step 2- create a main idea Step 3- Use a tree map to organize your ideas Step 4- Develop at least 3 good reasons or detail that support your main idea or topic Steps to writing a clear and focused paragraphs