Grade 3 Spring — Informational/Expository Writing, Research Process Introduction, and Dialogue Mechanics Maintenance
English · WR G3 eng.g3.s.wr.tdet_body_paragraph

Compose a body paragraph using the TOPIC SENTENCE + DETAIL + EXAMPLE + TRANSITION (TDET) routine

Write a 4-6 sentence body paragraph that follows the TDET structure: TOPIC SENTENCE names the paragraph focus; DETAIL gives a fact or observation; EXAMPLE makes the detail concrete with a specific case, name, or number; TRANSITION points toward the next paragraph. Apply across description, sequence, and compare/contrast text-structures.

Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
14
Typical minutes
45
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g4.f.wr.body_paragraph_with_quotation_integration
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  • eng.g4.s.wr.multi_source_essay_paragraph
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Common misconceptions
  • Writes the topic sentence as a question instead of a statement ('Did you know honeybees live in colonies?' instead of 'Honeybees live in colonies of thousands.').
  • Confuses DETAIL and EXAMPLE — writes two of the same kind of sentence and omits one element.

Exercise pool (8)

Diff Stem Type
2 Color-mark your TDET paragraph from ex_05. Use 4 colored pencils: purple under topic sentence, blue under detail, orange under example,... tdet color annotation
2 In your description paragraph from ex_09, underline each feature in green pencil. Label the kind of feature in the margin (size / color... annotate features
2 Fill a Venn diagram for your two comparison topics. List 3 similarities in the overlap and 3 differences (1 per side) in the outer regions. venn diagram pre write
3 Pick the FIRST focus from your roadmap. Use the TDET routine to draft body paragraph 1. Write 4-6 sentences: TOPIC SENTENCE + DETAIL +... tdet paragraph draft
3 Pick a body-paragraph focus that calls for DESCRIPTION text-structure. Draft a TDET paragraph using at least 3 FEATURES (size, color,... description paragraph draft
3 Pick a body-paragraph focus that calls for SEQUENCE text-structure. Draft a TDET paragraph using 3 sequence-signal words (FIRST, NEXT,... sequence paragraph draft
4 Pick a body-paragraph focus that calls for COMPARE/CONTRAST. Draft a TDET paragraph putting two things side by side. Use at least ONE... compare contrast paragraph draft
5 Pick one body paragraph from your second-essay MPO. Use your research facts to draft a TDET paragraph. Include at least one paraphrase... tdet body from research