topic, detail, and closing sentence
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A Boat Disappears Writing Write to Respond: Opinion Paragraph
Writing ModelTopic, Detail, and Closing Sentence
A Dog for Bones
Bones the detective should be
allowed to have Curly the dog. One
reason is Curly likes Bones. Curly wags
his curly tail when he sees him. Another
reason is Curly is a great detective! He
is a detective because he knows how to
follow clues to find people. Curly can
help Bones follow the clues. I think Bones
the detective needs Curly the dog.
The topic sentence tells your opinion, or what you think.
Detail sentences give reasons and examples.
The closing sentence retells your opinion using different words.
Talk About It 1. What kind of writing is this? How do you know?
2. What are the jobs of the topic sentence and the closing
sentence?
3. What is the job of the detail sentences?
4. Which of these sentences has an example? Explain.
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opinion paragraph; The writer tells what she thinks and backs it up with reasons. It is a paragraph; The topic sentence is indented.
A Boat Disappears Writing Write to Respond: Opinion Paragraph
Writing ModelTopic, Detail, and Closing Sentence
A Dog for Bones
Bones the detective should be
allowed to have Curly the dog. One
reason is Curly likes Bones. Curly wags
his curly tail when he sees him. Another
reason is Curly is a great detective! He
is a detective because he knows how to
follow clues to find people. Curly can
help Bones follow the clues. I think Bones
the detective needs Curly the dog.
The topic sentence tells your opinion, or what you think.
Detail sentences give reasons and examples.
The closing sentence retells your opinion using different words.
Talk About It 1. What kind of writing is this? How do you know?
2. What are the jobs of the topic sentence and the closing
sentence?
3. What is the job of the detail sentences?
4. Which of these sentences has an example? Explain.
to tell the writer’s opinion; to retell the opinion using different words
to tell reasons and examples
Sample answer: He is a detective because he knows how to follow clues to find people. This shows one way that Curly is a good detective.
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A Boat Disappears Introduce Comprehension Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
The Flowers Are Gone! “My flowers are gone!” Mother called.
“I put them by the window. Then the baby
cried, and I left the room. When I came
back, the flowers were gone.”
“I’ll look around,” I said.
I did find the flowers. They were below
the window. The wind had blown them out!
Cause and Effect Use a T-map to identify what happens and
why in the story.
What happens? Why?
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A Boat Disappears Introduce Comprehension Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
The Flowers Are Gone! “My flowers are gone!” Mother called.
“I put them by the window. Then the baby
cried, and I left the room. When I came
back, the flowers were gone.”
“I’ll look around,” I said.
I did find the flowers. They were below
the window. The wind had blown them out!
Cause and Effect Use a T-map to identify what happens and
why in the story.
What happens? Why?
Mother left the room.
The flowers were below the window.
The baby cried.
The wind had blown them out.
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A Boat Disappears Comprehension Cause and Effect
T-MapA Boat Disappears
What Happens? Why?
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A Boat Disappears Comprehension Cause and Effect
T-MapA Boat Disappears
What Happens? Why?
Skeet goes to see Inspector
Hopper.
They go to the lake.
His boat has disappeared, and he
wants Inspector Hopper to find it.
That is the last place Skeet saw
his boat.
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A Boat Disappears Comprehension Cause and Effect
T-MapA Boat Disappears
What Happens? Why?
Skeet goes to see Inspector
Hopper.
They go to the lake.
His boat has disappeared, and he
wants Inspector Hopper to find it.
That is the last place Skeet saw
his boat.
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A Boat Disappears Comprehension Cause and Effect
T-MapA Boat Disappears
What Happens? Why?
Skeet goes to see Inspector
Hopper.
They go to the lake.
Inspector Hopper and the group
follow the boat pieces.
His boat has disappeared, and he
wants Inspector Hopper to find it.
That is the last place Skeet saw
his boat.
They hope to find more clues
about the missing boat or the
person who took the boat.
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A Boat Disappears Comprehension Cause and Effect
T-MapA Boat Disappears
What Happens? Why?
Skeet goes to see Inspector
Hopper.
They go to the lake.
Inspector Hopper and the group
follow the boat pieces.
His boat has disappeared, and he
wants Inspector Hopper to find it.
That is the last place Skeet saw
his boat.
They hope to find more clues
about the missing boat or the
person who took the boat.
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A Boat Disappears Comprehension Cause and Effect
T-MapA Boat Disappears
What Happens? Why?
Skeet goes to see Inspector
Hopper.
They go to the lake.
Inspector Hopper and the group
follow the boat pieces.
Skeet changes from happy to
sad.
Skeet says the new boat should
not be so yummy.
His boat has disappeared, and he
wants Inspector Hopper to find it.
That is the last place Skeet saw
his boat.
They hope to find more clues
about the missing boat or the
person who took the boat.
Conrad says he has seen Skeet’s
boat, and then says he ate it.
He doesn’t want Conrad to eat
the new boat like he did the old
one.
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A Boat Disappears Grammar Adverbs
Adverbs for How and WhereSome adverbs tell how and where.
Sally moves slowly down the path.
Pete walked away.
Draw a line under each adverb that tells how or where.
Then write the adverb.
1. Skeet went to get help quickly.
2. The bugs went outside.
3. Inspector Hopper followed the
trail slowly.
4. Conrad pulled a leaf down.
5. “Hooray!” said Skeet happily.
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A Boat Disappears Grammar Adverbs
Adverbs for How and WhereSome adverbs tell how and where.
Sally moves slowly down the path.
Pete walked away.
Draw a line under each adverb that tells how or where.
Then write the adverb.
1. Skeet went to get help quickly. quickly
2. The bugs went outside. outside
3. Inspector Hopper followed the
trail slowly. slowly
4. Conrad pulled a leaf down. down
5. “Hooray!” said Skeet happily. happily
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A Boat Disappears Writing Write to Respond: Ideas
Giving ExamplesWrite your opinion of a character in the story.
I think is .
Write one reason to explain your opinion.
One reason is because .
Write two examples to explain your reason.
1. .
2. .
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A Boat Disappears Writing Write to Respond: Ideas
Giving ExamplesWrite your opinion of a character in the story.
Possible responses shown.
I think Conrad is nice .
Write one reason to explain your opinion.
One reason is because he is sorry that he ate the boat .
Write two examples to explain your reason.
1. He does not know the leaf is Skeet’s boat. .
2. He helps Skeet pick out a new boat. .
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A Boat Disappears Fluency Expression
Express the WordsWhen good readers read aloud, they look for clues in
punctuation marks.
Listen to the sentence read without expression.
Then listen to the sentence read with expression, using
the punctuation marks for clues.
1. Buzz! The clock buzzed loudly.
2. Ruth got dressed quickly. “I will be late for the school
bus!” she said.
3. Was Ruth in time for the bus, or did she miss it?
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A Boat Disappears Fluency Expression
Express the WordsWhen good readers read aloud, they look for clues in
punctuation marks.
Listen to the sentence read without expression.
Then listen to the sentence read with expression, using
the punctuation marks for clues.
1. Buzz! The clock buzzed loudly.
2. Ruth got dressed quickly. “I will be late for the school
bus!” she said.
3. Was Ruth in time for the bus, or did she miss it?
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A Boat Disappears Deepen Comprehension Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
What Happened? Why Did It Happen?
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A Boat Disappears Deepen Comprehension Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
What Happened? Why Did It Happen?
Skeet walks into Inspector Hopper’s office.
Inspector Hopper says they will take Skeet’s case.
They go to the lake.
They follow a trail of pieces of Skeet’s boat.
Conrad ate Skeet’s boat.
He wants to tell the inspector his boat disappeared.
Inspector Hopper wants to find Skeet’s boat.
The lake is the last place where Skeet saw his boat.
They hope the trail will lead them to Skeet’s boat.
Conrad was hungry.
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A Boat Disappears Grammar Adverbs
Adverbs for When and How MuchSome adverbs tell when and how much.
Inspector Hopper solved the mystery today.
Sally jogged far.
Draw a line under each adverb that tells when
or how much. Then write the adverb.
1. Skeet’s boat is totally new.
2. The fi rst clue isn’t too far.
3. The bugs will fi nd the boat soon.
4. Later they will eat dinner.
5. Maybe there will be a new mystery
tomorrow.
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A Boat Disappears Grammar Adverbs
Adverbs for When and How MuchSome adverbs tell when and how much.
Inspector Hopper solved the mystery today.
Sally jogged far.
Draw a line under each adverb that tells when
or how much. Then write the adverb.
1. Skeet’s boat is totally new. totally
2. The fi rst clue isn’t too far. too
3. The bugs will fi nd the boat soon. soon
4. Later they will eat dinner. later
5. Maybe there will be a new mystery tomorrow
tomorrow.
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A Boat Disappears Vocabulary Strategies Prefix un-
Prefix un- Example: Dad was unable to drive the car
because the tire was flat.
1. I was sure of the answer
so I asked a question.
2. Jack is never kind to his friends.
3. The game was fair because we
all did not get a turn to play.
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A Boat Disappears Vocabulary Strategies Prefix un-
Prefix un- Example: Dad was unable to drive the car
because the tire was flat.
1. I was un sure of the answer
so I asked a question.
2. Jack is never un kind to his friends.
3. The game was un fair because we
all did not get a turn to play.
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A Boat Disappears Writing Write to Respond: Opinion Paragraph
Planning My Opinion ParagraphIs Inspector Hopper a good detective? Write an
opinion paragraph that tells why or why not.
My Opinion
Second Reason
Example
First Reason
Examples
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A Boat Disappears Writing Write to Respond: Opinion Paragraph
Planning My Opinion ParagraphIs Inspector Hopper a good detective? Write an
opinion paragraph that tells why or why not.
My OpinionInspector Hopper is a good detective.
Second Reasonsolves the mystery
Examplefinds out Conrad ate the boat
First Reason asks questions and gets information
Examples asks Skeet what the boat looks like and where he last saw itasks Eensy Weensy, Sally, and Conrad if they saw the boat
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