Paragraph Writing

Whāinga ako: Lesson Goals

To write structured paragraphs using the SEXY format to clearly present and support ideas.

Practice making a claim...

In Humanities, we don’t start with ‘I think…’ We make a strong claim.

A strong claim is a clear statement that answers the topic and can be proven with evidence.

 Which of these statements are good  points to start a paragraph with?

1. I believe pollution is bad.

2. Pollution harms marine life and needs to be prevented.

3. Social media is everywhere.

4. Social media affects teenagers' mental health and can be damaging.

Write your own paragraph

Below is a graphic organiser to help you break down the structure of a paragraph. Just a reminder, we do not usually write these headings when we write paragraphs for reports etc, at this stage it is just to help you break it into chunks!