1. Under Construction: Building a Paragraph with a Bubble Map
Suggested follow-up activities:
Build a Hamburger
Bulletin Board Hamburger
Paragraph Jumble 1

2. A paragraph is a group of sentences about one topic.
What is a paragraph?
A paragraph is a group of sentences about one topic.

3. What is a paragraph? A paragraph has 3 parts. Topic Sentence Details
A strong, clear sentence that tells what your paragraph will be about.
Details
2 or 3 sentences that give more information about your topic.
Closing Sentence
A strong sentence at the end of your paragraph that restates your topic.

4. How do I build a paragraph?
We can build a paragraph like we build a hamburger.
What are the parts of a hamburger?

5. Hamburger Paragraph
Just like a hamburger, a good paragraph needs something to hold it together.
Topic Sentence
Closing Sentence

6. Hamburger Paragraph
Just like a hamburger, a good paragraph needs good details to make a good filling.
Details

7. What does a paragraph need?
A paragraph has 3 parts.
Topic Sentence
A strong, clear sentence that tells what your paragraph will be about.
Details
2 or 3 sentences that give more information about your topic.
Closing Sentence
A strong sentence at the end of your paragraph that restates your topic.

8. Let’s look at an example.
Animals at the Zoo
Tigers and elephants are two animals I saw at the zoo. The tigers are orange with black stripes. The elephants are gray and have big ears. I saw a lot of animals at the zoo, but tigers and elephants were my favorite.
Can you find the 3 parts of the paragraph in the example?
Look for the topic sentence, the details, and the closing statement.

9. Build Your Hamburger Topic Sentence 1st Detail Sentence
Tigers and elephants are two animals I saw at the zoo.
Topic Sentence
The tigers are orange with black stripes.
1st Detail Sentence
The elephants are gray with big ears.
2nd Detail Sentence
Closing Sentence
I saw a lot of animals at the zoo, but tigers and elephants were my favorite.

10. Let’s look at an example.
Animals at the Zoo
Tigers and elephants are two animals I saw at the zoo. The tigers are orange with black stripes. The elephants are gray with big ears. I saw a lot of animals at the zoo, but the tigers and elephants were my favorites.
Tigers and elephants are two
animals I saw at the zoo.
What is the topic sentence?
The tigers are orange
with black stripes.
What is the first detail?
What is the second detail?
The elephants are gray
with big ears.
What is the closing sentence?
I saw a lot of animals at the zoo, but
the tigers and the elephants
were my favorites.