Week 3 – Lesson 1

Grade: 5
Subject: Communication Task
Date: September 29, 2020
Topic: Paragraphing
 

Before we get into the lesson take a bite out of this.

When we are writing on a specific topic, all the sentences
that adhere to the same idea are grouped together into
a unit called a Paragraph.
Here below is a paragraph about a donkey named Prince.
Note that all the sentences describe his appearance.
1. Prince is a beautiful donkey.  2. He has a well-shaped head
and black and beady eyes.  3. His nostrils are just the right size
and they quiver when he is pleased.  4. His coat is of a dull
brown colour.  5. It shines as though it were bathed with oil.
Now examine the following.
A..   Richard Owens was asked to write a composition about
A Visit to the Country. He planned to divide it into five sections.
Each section of his plan would become a paragraph in his
composition.
Section 1  (Paragraph 1)    would introduce the topic.
Section 2 ( Paragraph 2) would talk about the trio down to
the country.
Section 3 (Paragraph 3)   would talk about his arrival there.
Section 4 ( Paragraph 4)  would describe how he spent the day,
Section 5 (Paragraph 5) would describe his trip back home.
Paragraph 1
In order to decide what  would go into this paragraph
Richard asked himself.
A) when did the trip take place?
B) whom did I visit?
C) where do they live?
D) how far away is it from  my home?
This is the paragraph he developed from these questions.
During the summer holidays my brother and I went to
visit my grandmother. She lives in Black River which
is several miles from our home.
Paragraph 2
To write this paragraph he asked himself.
A) when did I leave home?
B) how did I travel?
C) how long did the journey take?
D) what did I see on my way there?
E) at what time did I arrive?
Excercise 1
Imagine you are Richard. Use the outline given in
paragraph 2 above to write about your trip
to the country.  Write paragraph 3 and 4 as well.