Legos and Writing Paragraphs? Do you have Legos at your house? I have a couple of kids who have been absolutely obsessed with Legos since they were toddlers stacking Duplo Blocks! As my kids have gotten older, the Lego sets they are completing become increasingly more complicated. (Huge shoutout to Grandma for buying these ridiculously expensive nice sets.)
I’m always amazed at how even a giant castle or Star Wars ship starts with the same small, basic Lego pieces. These basic pieces, when put together with some skill and craftsmanship, create some incredible masterpieces!
Like basic Lego pieces, paragraphs are the basic building blocks of nearly all other forms of formal writing. When students have developed ​the skill of writing excellent paragraphs​, they can use some skill and craftmanship to write incredible masterpieces of writing later on in the school year!
I have found that even my advanced classes benefit from a refresher course on ​paragraph writing​.
At the very least, this basic paragraph writing course communicates to students what you expect each time you ask them to write a paragraph.
(I don’t know about you, but I ask students to write paragraphs A LOT!)
​Writing Paragraphs with Middle School Students
So, what do you get with this ​resource​?
- A Slides Presentation outlining in detail the basic structure of a paragraph.
- A practice worksheet where students are asked to write several paragraphs following the basic structure we discussed.
- A Slides Presentation helping students write better paragraphs! This lesson goes a step beyond the basics asking students to improve the quality of their writing!
- A practice worksheet where students are asked to write several better paragraphs!
- A Grading Rubric that can be used to quickly assess any paragraph!
Two Instructional Slides Presentations!
Gain access to over 50 Slides teachings students the basic structure or paragraphs AND how to up-level their paragraph writing skills!
Print & Go Resources!
Resource includes lesson outlines, multiple student practice assignments, AND a grading rubric that can be used to assess any paragraph!
With the skills in their wheelhouse, students will be ready to apply them to any text or writing assignment they may encounter throughout the rest of the year!
Your students will be set up for a successful year! (And the hard work is already done for you!)
How to Write a Paragraph
Check them out today! If you have any questions, simply hit reply and I’ll get back to you!
Until Next Time,
Brenna (Mrs. Nelson)
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