1. Paragraph Structure – Part 2 Supporting Sentences

2. Add information about the topic sentence

3. Supporting Sentences Add information about the topic sentence It supports the topic

4. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica.

5. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Write a topic sentence for a paragraph.

6. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Define Talk about your topic sentence a little more. What do you mean?

7. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Define I was the happiest I have ever been when I lived in the small island country.

8. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Define I was the happiest I have ever been when I lived in the small island country. Write a “Define” supporting sentence about your topic sentence.

9. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Explain Why, why was this so happy for you?

10. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Explain I felt so good about myself because all I did was help others all day. I helped families get a new place to live and built schools or community centers where people can learn and work together to make a better life. It was so great to help others.

11. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Explain I felt so good about myself because all I did was help others all day. I helped families get a new place to live and built schools or community centers where people can learn and work together to make a better life. It was so great to help others. Write an “Explain” supporting sentence about your topic sentence.

12. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Give examples

13. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Give examples For example, the Rodriguez family of six people had their house destroyed by a hurricane. They had lived in a tent for four years. I helped them finally have a proper home again. It was the most amazing gift I have ever given someone.

14. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Give examples For example, the Rodriguez family of six people had their house destroyed by a hurricane. They had lived in a tent for four years. I helped them finally have a proper home again. It was the most amazing gift I have ever given someone. Write an “Examples” supporting sentence about your topic sentence.

15. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Define

16. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Define – Explain

17. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Define – Explain – Give examples

18. Supporting Sentences Topic sentence – I spent the best years of my life helping people build houses in Costa Rica. Different types of supporting sentences – Define – Explain – Give examples Write another paragraph with a topic sentence and three different types of supporting sentences.