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Grade 4 Writing Worksheet
Write a topic sentence for the details.
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Mittens keep our fingers warm.
A thick coat blocks the wind.
Boots keep snow out of our socks.
The first phones carried only voices.
Later phones had cameras.
Today a phone can show maps and play games.
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
Jupiter is the largest planet.
Saturn has bright rings.
A topic sentence gives a paragraph direction. It should be broad enough to cover all the details but focused enough that the reader knows what the paragraph will explain. Fourth graders often choose a topic sentence that is only one detail, such as the final fact in the paragraph, or a sentence so broad that it could introduce almost anything. This worksheet gives sets of three details and asks students to write the sentence that holds those details together.
Parents should ask whether every detail fits under the topic sentence. If one detail does not fit, the sentence may be off focus. If the topic sentence gives away only one detail, it is probably too narrow. The first sentence should guide the whole paragraph.
Common Core standard: W.4.2.A
Details about mittens, a thick coat, and boots need a topic sentence such as 'Warm clothes protect us in cold weather,' not only 'Mittens keep fingers warm.'
Choosing a true detail as the topic sentence even though it cannot cover the whole paragraph.
The topic sentence should act like an umbrella for every detail.
Choosing a true detail as the topic sentence even though it cannot cover the whole paragraph.
The topic sentence should act like an umbrella for every detail.
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