NAME: _______________________________P.O.W.

TEMPLATE- DAYS 3 & 4

DAY 3: Topic sentence and closing sentence draft.

 Now that the body is complete, the topic sentence and closing sentence
can be used to sum up what was written.
 1. Topic Sentence needs to be tied into all three important
brainstorm ideas!
 2. Closing sentence needs to state the main idea of the paragraph
again using different words than the ones used in topic sentence.
SAMPLE TOPIC SENTENCE ONLY-YOUR PARAGRAPH WILL NOT BE ON THIS TOPIC!
1. Topic Sentence example: (Topic is why blue is my favorite color)
COMBINE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO ONE COHESIVE SENTENCE
 is the color of the ocean
 looks cool in paintings
 has a calming affect when I read
 REVISED TOPIC SENTENCE:
My favorite color is blue because it is the color of the ocean, it looks cool in paintings,
Brainstorm Idea #1 Brainstorm Idea #2

and it has a calming effect on me when I read.

Brainstorm Idea #3
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1. Closing sentence example: (Topic is why blue is my favorite color)
 is the color of the ocean—USE DIFFERENT WORDS TO WRITE (THESAURUS)
 looks cool in paintings-- USE DIFFERENT WORDS TO WRITE (THESAURUS)
 calming affect when I read-- USE DIFFERENT WORDS TO WRITE (THESAURUS)
 REVISED CLOSING SENTENCE:
Therefore, the reasons that blue is my favorite color are that it makes me think of
the ocean, I like to see it in paintings, and when I read it keeps me relaxed.
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DAY 3 TEMPLATE-PLEASE COMPLETE

Draft TOPIC SENTENCE:

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 REVISED TOPIC SENTENCE:

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Draft CLOSING SENTENCE:

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 REVISED CLOSING SENTENCE:

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DAY 4
 Time to put all sentences (TOPIC SENTENCE, CONCRETE DETAIL SENTENCES,
& COMMENTARY SENTENCES, & CLOSING SENTENCE) together into one,
cohesive paragraph.
 No need to do any new writing here.
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PARAGRAPH EXAMPLE:
*SEE ATTACHED PAGE*
DAY 4 TEMPLATE-PLEASE COMPLETE
FINAL COPY TEMPLATE: USE ONLY REVISED SENTENCES!
NOTES TO CONSIDER:
 Every supporting sentence (both CD’s and CM’s) in a paragraph must relate
to the main idea stated in the topic sentence.
 A sentence that does not support the main idea does not belong in the
paragraph, thus such a sentence should be removed.

TOPIC: ____________________________________

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