For your Unit 3 writing assignment, you are going to write a paragraph describing a natural disaster. Be sure to follow the basic paragraph structure that you learned in Unit 1:

Paragraph Structure

Topic Sentence

  • The main idea of your paragraph will be in this sentence. In a description, the main idea should be a feeling you get from the topic. For example, was it scary, was it beautiful, etc.

Supporting Sentences

  • Describe the event to help the reader imagine what it looked like, sounded like, felt like, etc.
  • Use adjectives, specific nouns, and prepositional phrases.
  • Give as much information as you can.

Concluding Sentence

  • A final sentence that expresses how you feel about the event or why the event was important.

Exercise

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

Exercise

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