Class, class!
Hands and eyes! We're going to answer a big, important question. The question is, "What is a topic sentence?" "What is a topic sentence?" Make a full turn to your neighbor, use big gestures, and repeat the big, important question over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
Classity class!!
Dogs make the best pets. They are loyal and fun. Dogs are easy to train and they bring happiness to a family. The blue sentence is the topic sentence. It states the main idea of the paragraph. Class! [Read and explain the example above.] Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain this example over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
Every kid should have a cell phone. If you have an emergency, you could call home with your cell phone. Cell phones also help you stay in touch with your friends. The blue sentence is the topic sentence. It states the main idea of the paragraph. Class! Class! [Read and explain the example above.] Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain this example over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
This summer I had a great vacation. I had a blast hiking with my family in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Then, we went to the ocean and I had lots of fun learning to surf. The blue sentence is the topic sentence. It states the main idea of the paragraph. Class! Class! Class! [Read and explain the example above.] Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain this example over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
Classy! Classy! Now, let's play a game called Sentence Scramble. You will work with your neighbor to see if you can find the topic sentence, the sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph. Make a full turn to your neighbor, use big gestures, and repeat what I said over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
If you don't brush your teeth, someday they may fall out. If you had no teeth, eating peppermint sticks would be painful. It is important to brush your teeth every day. Which sentence is the topic sentence, blue, green or red? The topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph? Class ka-jonga! [Read and explain the problem above.] Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answer to this problem, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
You cannot store many pencils inside the small holes of a bowling ball. Bowling balls are best used for bowling. Don't even think about using a bowling ball for a pillow. Which sentence is the topic sentence, blue, green or red? The topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph? Classy, classy, classy! [Read and explain the problem above.] Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answer to this problem, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
I would rather eat a donut than go to Disneyland. I love donuts. For a donut crumb, I'd mow ten lawns. Which sentence is the topic sentence, blue, green or red? The topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph? Class! [Read and explain the problem above.] Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answer to this problem, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
If a duck was square, she would have four equal sides. This square book has four equal sides. Every square has four equal sides. Which sentence is the topic sentence, blue, green or red? The topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph? [Read and explain the problem above.] Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answer to this problem, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
Oh my stupendous class! Now, let's play a game called Oddball Sentence Scramble. Work with your neighbor to see if you can find the topic sentence and the sentence that is the oddball, the sentence that doesn't belong in the paragraph! Make a full turn to your neighbor, use big gestures, and repeat what I said over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
1. Everyone should move to France. 2. Speaking French sounds way cool. 3. There is no finer food on earth than French pastries. 4. The word "France" rhymes with "chance." Which of the four colored sentences would make the best topic sentence? Which is the oddball? Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answers, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
1. Bill always goes to work wearing a parrot suit. 2. In his garage, Bill has barrels full of caps from toothpaste tubes. 3. Bill is an unusual fellow. 4. Bill likes to put his food into his mouth, chew it with his teeth and then swallow it down his throat! Which of the four colored sentences would make the best topic sentence? Which is the oddball? Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answers, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
1. Lions don't make good pets. 2. Lions like to make ear splitting roars 3. If a lion smiles at you and licks his chops, don't turn your back. 4. Lions have long, hairless tails, except for a little, bushy part at the tip. Which of the four colored sentences would make the best topic sentence? Which is the oddball? Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answers, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
1. Sarah can breathe underwater. 2. Sarah has little gills on both sides of her neck. 3. Though she denies it, I think Sarah might be a mermaid. 4. I love to read stories about mermaids, but I don't like pickles. Which of the four colored sentences would make the best topic sentence? Which is the oddball? Make a full turn to your neighbor, use your topic sentence gestures and explain your answers, over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
Hands and eyes! O Okay... now we know the qu question... "What is a topic se sentence?" And the answer, "A topic sentence states the ma m main idea of a paragraph" And we've explored the answer... we no now, oh no!, let's have a test!!! Make a full turn to your neighbor, use big gestures, and repeat what I said over and over! [clap, clap] teach!
From here forward, your dear teacher will insert the class-yes, hands and yes, mirror words and scoreboard... however she or he wishes!
Now, we're going to play a game called Whammy. You'll start by working with your neighbor, but soon, oh no!, you'll be on your own!
Whammy has three levels... Single Whammy, Double Whammy, and the DREADED TRIPLE WHAMMY!!!
Recess is.. Here's Level One: Single Whammy. Work with your neighbor and fill in the blanks above. The black blank is the topic sentence. The blue blank is a detail sentence that adds information to the topic sentence. Fill in the blanks as many times as you can. [clap, clap] Teach!
Our President should... Are you ready for Level Two, Double Whammy?? Work with your neighbor and fill in the blanks above. The black blank is the topic sentence. The blue and green blanks are detail sentence that add information to the topic sentence. Fill in the blanks as many times as you can. [clap, clap] Teach!
Cell phones...
Computers.... Amazing students try to write Quadruple Whammies! Listen to me. I'm talking about you!!
Movies.... If someone asks you about school today just snap your fingers and say, "Step back. You're looking at a kid who rocks with Triple Whammies!"
What is a topic sentence? Now, orally or in writing, whatever your teacher chooses, answer this question. Use lots of examples!!! Then you have finished a course at Whole Brain College!!!