CONTENT: Main ideas Exercise 1

Name ____________________

lion, tiger,
panther, lynx

hammer, saw,
screwdriver, pliers

Harriet Tubman, Martin

Luther King, George
Washington Carver

Pete Wilson,
Gray Davis,
Ronald Reagan

sun, moon, stars,

clouds

Thomas Jefferson, John

Adams, Ben Franklin

Hawaii, Japan,
Tasmania

rose, tulip, carnation,

orchid

Earth, Mars, Saturn,

Venus

cake, cookies,
pie, ice cream

rye, wheat, raisin,

pumpernickel

Grant, Truman, Ford,

Lincoln

Choose two lists from each of the columns. For each list, decide what the main idea of an
essay would be if the essay included the item from the list. Write the main idea on a
separate sheet of paper.

CONTENT: Lead sentences Exercise 1

Name ____________________

Using this photo as inspiration, write a

lead sentence to a paragraph. Make
your reader want to find out more!
Use the space below to record your
answer.

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Now, add more details to hook your reader and make them want to
read beyond the paragraph.
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