PART I: MAIN IDEAS
Paragraphs consist of a topic sentence, two to three points (supporting facts or opinions), and perhaps a minor point or two. The topic sentence contains the main idea of the paragraph. The other sentence support the topic sentence.
Example: The president recently spoke about the shortage of energy. He urged us to conserve energy. We do this by turning off lights we aren't using.
The topic sentence is the sentence that says the President spoke about the shortage of energy.
Directions:
Read the following groups of sentences. Underline the sentence in each group that states the main idea, or most basic fact.
Group 1:
a. First, they take us places we need to go.
b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
c. Second, we use them for pleasure.
Group 2:
a. It is also well known for its koala bears.
b. It is famous for Kangaroos.
c. Australia has many interesing animals.
Group 3:
a. Also, it comes in a variety of flavors.
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
c. To begin with, it takes good on a hot day.
PART II: Major Points:
In a paragraph, a major point is a sentence that tells a fact or opinion about the topic sentence. There can be 3-5 major points sentences in a paragraph.
Example: Topic Sentence: I have a big dog.
Major point: He is brown and white.
Major point: He is a rare breed.
Major point: He likes to chase cats.
Major point: He eats large amounts of food.
Directions: Write TWO supporting facts for each of the topic sentences below.
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
2. The United States is a large country.
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother.
Part 1:
ReplyDeleteGroup #1:
B. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
Group #2:
C. Australia has many interesting animals.
Group #3
B. There are two things I like about ice cream.
Part 2:
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
- He have a lot of different types of dinosaurs
- He have some interesting stories about the human society.
2. The United States is a large country.
- Have a lot of famous States for example: New York, Florida, Texas and others.
- In there are different cultures.
3. Sally’s boyfriend has a little brother.
- He is 8 years old.
- He is a little shy but he likes to knew new people.
Abraham Ayala Morales
I.
ReplyDeleteGroup 1: B
Group 2: C
Group 3: B
II.
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
They are different kinds of museums.They are history museums of every kind of old things, and new things.
2. The United States is a large country. Is one of the biggest countries in the world. They are different kinds of cultures.
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother. He is going to start in school. Sally love him because he always make her smile.
Karla M. Rodriguez Morales
Anonymous said....
ReplyDeleteI.b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
c. Australia has many interesing animals.
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
II.1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
1.you know more about the histoy of antigue
2.the museum is a big place go to the family
2. The United States is a large country.
1.have many state and differents culture.
2.this is the best country in the world
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother.
1.he brother like sally for girlfriend
2.he playing with sally everyday different game.He like this.
Jannat Heredia
Part I
ReplyDeleteGroup 1:
b. Automobiles are important for two reasons
Group 2:
c. Australia has many interesting animals.
Group 3:
b. There are two things I like about ice cream
Part 2
1.The museum is an interesting place to visit.
There we can learn about history
To the museum can go children and adults, it doesn’t matter
2. The United States is a large country
Is one of the biggest countries in the world
Is located in North America.
English is the first language of the country.
3.Sally’s boyfriend has a little brother
He’s a blond little kid
He likes to play in the park
Stephanie M. Acevedo Valentin
Parte #1
ReplyDeleteGrupo1:b
Grupo2:c
Grupo3:b
Parte #2
1-The museum is an interesting place to visit.
*The Museum has old things to see.
*The Museum is a nice place to go with your family.
2- The United States is a large country.
*U.S.A has a lot of people from many countries.
*U.S.A has beautiful places to go to visit.
3. Sally’s boyfriend has a little brother.
*Sally is a beautiful girl.
*Sally’s boyfriend is so handsome
Abigail Duarte
Miguel Martinez
ReplyDeletePart 1
Group 1: b- Automobiles are important for two reasons.
a- First, they take us places we need to go.
c-Second, we use them for pleasure.
Group 2: c- Australia has many interesing animals.
b- It is famous for Kangaroos.
a- It is also well known for its koala bears.
Group 3: b- There are two things I like about ice cream.
c- To begin with, it takes good on a hot day.
a- Also, it comes in a variety of flavors.
Part 2
Major Point:
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit. It is an interesting way of teaching people of the past. There are various museums, my favorite is the Anthropological Museum.
2. The United States is a large country. Composed by various states, it is diveded into regions. The different regions have distinct cutural backgrounds that contribute to diverse music, dances and food.
3.Sally's boyfriend has a little brother. His brother is red haired and has a fiery temper. He is also a tremendous kickboxing champion.
Part I:
ReplyDeleteGroup 1: B
Group 2: C
Group 3: B
part II
1-The museum is an educational place for all of us.
2-The museum is a place where all important history goes.
1-The United States is a country that brings good opportunity to the people
2-The United States is a country that everyone wants to visit.
1-Sally’s boyfriend loves his brother because is the only one he has.
2- Sally’s boyfriend is living with his little brother.
Endry Nunez
PART I:
ReplyDeleteGroup 1: B
Group 2: C
Group 3: B
PART II
1: The museum is an interesting place to visit.
A: It has many art pices that teach us about the past of a certain place or culture.
B: Their are many of them around the world.
2: The United States is a large country.
A: At this moment it is the most dominating Country in the world.
B: It has many resources that are used world wide.
3: Sally's boyfriend has a little brother.
A: He is anoying
B: He's short.
Suleika Ruiz
PART I:MAIN IDEAS
ReplyDeleteb. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
c. Australia has many interesing animals.
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
PART II: Major Points:
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
Most large museums are located in major cities,
in them we can see proves of things that are very old.
2. The United States is a large country
and the country is situated mostly in central North America. There is also a lots of immigrants from manny diferent countries.
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother.
He is a very smart boy, the only problem is that he is too lazy.
Melvin A Rivera
Jane Angarita García
ReplyDelete2/23/2011
Directions:
Read the following groups of sentences. Underline the sentence in each group that states the main idea, or most basic fact.
Group 1:
a. First, they take us places we need to go.
b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
c. Second, we use them for pleasure.
Group 2:
a. It is also well known for its koala bears.
b. It is famous for Kangaroos.
c. Australia has many interesting animals.
Group 3:
a. Also, it comes in a variety of flavors.
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
c. To begin with, it takes good on a hot day.
PART II: Major Points:
Directions: Write TWO supporting facts for each of the topic sentences below.
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit. The collections help us to learn about the past. Also we learn history, science and art.
2. The United States is a large country. From new York to California the distance is approximately 6,000 miles. USA also has lakes, oceans, rives mountains and valleys.
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother. He is 10 years old. He loves to play basketball.
jane Angarita García
ReplyDelete2/23/2011
Dear professor:
In my previous comment I underlined the correct sentences, but after posted is not possible to the underlined. However there are muy answers:
part I.
Group 1:
b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
Group 2:
c. Australia has many interesting animals.
Group 3:
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
Joannie Nieves:
ReplyDeletePart I
Group 1:
b. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
Group 2:
c. Australia has many interesting animals.
Group 3:
b. There are two things I like about ice cream.
Part II
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
• In the museum you learn a lot.
• In the museum there are objects of relic.
• In the museum are things of great value.
2. The United States is a large country.
• Its population is very large.
• In there are many different cultures.
3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother.
• The brother has three years.
• Every Sunday we took the park.
Wilmarie Rodriguez Mendez
ReplyDeletePart 1
Group 1: B
Group 2: C
Group 3: B
part 2
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
- because have manty things tio see, somentimes the things are very old.
-Un the museum you learn about the past.
2. The United States is a large country.
-It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations
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3. Sally's boyfriend has a little brother
- he has 8 years old
0he like to play Play Station 3 with sally's boyfriend
Group 1:
ReplyDeleteAnswer: B
Group 2:
Answer:C
Group 3:
Answer B
Part II:
1.The museum is an interesting place to visit.
In the museaumyou learn from the past.
They are like a time matching takes you to the past
2.The United States is a large country.
It is composed by 50 states.
United states has a big population.
3.Sally boyfriend has a little brother.
They both look alike.
Both have to the middle name.
Kayshla M. Cortes
Part I: Main ideas
ReplyDeleteGroup: 1. B) Automobiles are important for two reasons.
Group: 2. C) Australia has many interesting animals.
Group: 3. B) There are two things I like about ice cream.
Part II :
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
a) It has a rare collection of items.
b) It takes us back in history.
2. The United States is a large country.
a) It is compose of 50 states.
b) It extends for the Pacific Ocean on the west to the Atlantic Ocean on the East.
3. Sally’s boyfriend has a little brother.
a) He is ten year old.
b) He is graceful and intelligent.
Group 1:
ReplyDeleteb. Automobiles are important for two reasons.
Group 2:
C. Australia has many interesting animals
Group 3:
b. There are two things I like about ice cream
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
-There you can see the ancient history of the dinosarios.
-Have a variaty of ancient artifacts.
2. The United States is a large country.
-There you can visit a variaty of states.
-We can see all kinds of culture.
3. Sally’s boyfriend has a little brother.
-He is the best brother and the only one.
-He is very intelligent and beutifull.
Jonathan olan torres
Part I: Main ideas
ReplyDeleteGroup: 1. B) Automobiles are important for two reasons.
Group: 2. C) Australia has many interesting animals.
Group: 3. B) There are two things I like about ice cream.
Part II :
1. The museum is an interesting place to visit.
a) It has a rare collection of items.
b) It takes us back in history.
2. The United States is a large country.
a) It is compose of 50 states.
b) It extends for the Pacific Ocean on the west to the Atlantic Ocean on the East.
3. Sally’s boyfriend has a little brother.
a) He is ten year old.
b) He is graceful and intelligent.
March 2, 2011 4:26 PM
Amarilys Ruperto