For your Unit 9 writing assignment, you are going to write a paragraph about weather and seasons. In this paragraph, you will answer a question with your opinion. It is important that your opinion is clear and that you give good reasons to support it. Be sure to follow the basic paragraph structure that you learned in Unit 1:

Paragraph Structure

Topic Sentence

  • This sentence has the main idea of the paragraph. In this paragraph, your main idea will be your opinion. An easy way to express your opinion is with the word should.

Supporting Sentences

  • Give reasons for your opinion.
  • Give as much detail as you can so the reader understands your opinion.
  • Try to use coordinators and transitions to connect your ideas.
  • Try to use conditionals to explain your answer clearly.

Concluding Sentence

  • A final sentence to leave the reader with something to think about.

Exercise

Open the exercise to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document.

Exercise

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