Find the Sentence That Does Not Belong in a Paragraph

Start with the practice pages so your child can spot each part in someone else's paragraph. Then use a planner, have your child write the draft on lined paper and ask them to underline the topic sentence and every transition.

Cross out the sentence that does not belong in paragraphs on owls, a garden, a snow fort and a goldfish. Every detail supports the topic sentence, the first sentence. The directions on the page read: Read the Example. Then, read the 4 paragraphs. In each one, cross out the 1 sentence that does not belong and write its number on the line. Then, on the 2 lines, tell why that sentence does not belong in paragraph 4. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 4th Grade writing process, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with paragraph organization. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

It is a picture of a paragraph's parts. The top bun is the hook and topic sentence, the fillings are the details and the bottom bun is the closing sentence. The planner has a box for each part, with a model about why owls hunt at night.

The hooks sheet uses a question, a surprising fact, a sound word, a quotation and a small scene. Students name the type of 5 opening sentences, then write 2 hooks of different types about a farm field trip.

Transitions show how one idea links to the next. The transitions page sorts 12 of them by purpose: time order words like first and later, words that add more ideas like also, example words like for instance and contrast words like however.

Yes, for the 6 practice pages: hooks, sentence order, topic sentences, transitions, the sentence that does not belong and closing sentences. Open parts list what to look for. The 4 planners have no key, so check that every box is filled and fits the topic.

CCSS W.4.5 asks 4th graders to plan, revise and edit with guidance from adults and peers. In practice that means planning a whole essay before drafting, revising for a strong opening and closing, and editing for the grammar rules in L.4.1 and L.4.2. These sheets give each of those jobs its own page.

Match the planner to the kind of writing. The plot diagram fits a story, the Venn diagram fits compare and contrast, the timeline fits a biography and the formal outline fits an informative essay. The opinion essay, persuasive letter and book review planners all ask for reasons with evidence.

Word choice is where 4th grade drafts improve most. Each of the twelve pages takes one tool, such as vivid verbs, precise nouns, adverbs, exact words for colors and sizes, or slow motion details, so a child can practice it on its own before using it in a draft.

31 of the 48 sheets have an answer key, including every revising and editing page and the 6 paragraph practice pages. The 17 planners have no key, since each child plans their own piece. For those, check that each box is filled and fits the topic.