Pupils produce paragraphs with planning and precision with the four-square writing method, which allows learners to organize the topic, supporting, and summary sentences of their paragraphs. 

Concepts

body paragraphs, paragraph organization, paragraph structure, paragraph writing, paragraphs

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider approaching the graphic organizer one section at a time, with a separate lesson for each segment (i.e. What makes a topic sentence? What is a supporting sentence, and how do you ensure that it is valuable evidence?)
• Design a similar four-square graphic organizer for essays as a whole, with the primary essay question in the center and the topic sentences of each main paragraph on the outside for students to write notes

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have a clear understanding of how to construct supporting sentences with evidence before using these worksheets independently

Pros

• Unique method that emphasizes importance of topic sentence and relationship to supporting sentences
• Lines provided at bottom of the page for notes

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.4.4 W.5.4 W.6.4 W.7.4 W.8.4 W.9-10.4 W.11-12.4