Paragraph skills checklist
Using descriptive details
More descriptive details: super sentences
Using figurative language (simile and metaphor)
Using figurative language (personification and alliteration)
Recognizing the main idea
Find the supporting details
Writing supporting details
Putting it all together (topic sentences & details)
Forms to organize writing
Organizers for how-to paragraphs
Organizers for narrative paragraphs
Organizers for compare/contrast paragraphs
Organizers for descriptive paragraphs
Organizers for persuasive paragraphs
Organizers for definition paragraphs
Planning paragraphs using a web
Setting up a multi-section web
Using a notetaker to plan multiple paragraphs
Using an outline to plan multiple paragraphs
Paragraph writing checklist