1. What's Your Story? The Narrative Paragraph
Paragraph Writing
What's Your Story?
The Narrative Paragraph

2. A well-written paragraph is like a delicious...
Paragraph Writing
A well-written paragraph is like a delicious...

3. Paragraph Writing The 'ingredients' that you need include:
1. the olive: a creative, catchy, relevant title
-NOT “My Story” or “My Paragraph”--capture my interest and hint at the topic of your paragraph
- do not underline
e.g. Marvelling at My Dad: My Very Own Superhero

4. Paragraph Writing 2. top slice of bread: your topic sentence
- indicates the focus of the paragraph while limiting the scope
- shouldn't be too broad or too specific

5. Paragraph Writing BOO! a) My Dad always saves the day. (too broad)
b) My Dad always saves the day, particularly when I've forgotten my hockey stick, puck, and gear at home before a practice. (too specific)
BETTER!
e.g. My Dad always saves the day, especially when it comes to my hockey practices.

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3. the 'meat' of your sandwich: the development of your ideas
-In a narrative paragraph, your ideas will develop the story that you want to tell from a particular point of view (1st person or 3rd person narration).

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4. The condiments: It is important to have transitions between your ideas when writing a paragraph.
In a narrative paragraph: time words and phrases are important because they help to establish chronological order.

8. Transition Words: Time Words and Phrases
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Transition Words: Time Words and Phrases
next later for a while
soon meanwhile at the same time
finally instantly for a moment

9. Paragraph Writing 5. bottom slice of bread: your concluding sentence
- reword your topic sentence to echo your paragraph's focus
e.g. My Dad really is a hockey super hero, particularly when it comes to my practices.