Writing paragraphs requires good supporting details for the topic sentences. :
Writing paragraphs requires good supporting details for the topic sentences. A cluster graphic organizer is a good way to brainstorm specific details for a topic.
Raccoons in the Attic :
Raccoons in the Attic Choose the details that support your topic sentence.
Kinds of details :
Kinds of details 1. COMPARISONS in which one thing is shown to be like another.
EXAMPLE: Skilled college students are like the unskilled students in their desire
for a diploma.
2. CONTRASTS in which one things is shown to differ from another.
EXAMPLE: Skilled students are different from unskilled students in that they use
a method to read a textbook.
3. STATISTICS
EXAMPLE: 75 percent of the students who do not attend class regularly receive
grades of C or worse.
4. GRAPHS
EXAMPLE: Figure 9-1 is one type of graph.
5. QUOTATIONS from authorities
EXAMPLE: Professor Jones admits, “I tell students they don’t need to attend
my class if they don’t want to. I know, however, that if they don’t
come, they won’t pass.”
6. VIVID DESCRIPTIONS
EXAMPLE: The student took the exam from the professor’s hand, quickly
looked at the grade, gave a sigh of relief and began to smile.
Good luck writing the details for your topic sentences! :
Good luck writing the details for your topic sentences!