Sunset
is
the
time
of
day
where
our
sky


meets
the
outer
space
solar
winds.
There
are

blue,
pink,
and
purple
swirls,
spinning
and

twisting
like
a
cloud
of
balloons
caught
in
a

blender.
The
sun
moves
slowly
beyond
the

horizon,
while
the
moon
races
to
take
its
place

in
prominence
atop
the
night
sky.
People
slow

to
a
crawl,
entranced,
fully
forgetting
the

deeds
that
still
must
get
done.
There
is
a

coolness…
a
calmness…
whenever
the
sun

sets.

 What is a paragraph?

A group of closely
related sentences
that develop a
central idea.
 Parts of a Paragraph
Topic sentence presents the main idea in
the first sentence.

Supporting sentences develop or explain
the main idea.

Closing sentence summarizes the
paragraph or wraps it up.

 

 Sunset
is
the
time
of
day
where
our
sky

meets
the
outer
space
solar
winds.
There
are

blue,
pink,
and
purple
swirls,
spinning
and

twisting
like
a
cloud
of
balloons
caught
in
a

blender.
The
sun
moves
slowly
beyond
the

horizon,
while
the
moon
races
to
take
its
place

in
prominence
atop
the
night
sky.
People
slow

to
a
crawl,
entranced,
fully
forgetting
the

deeds
that
still
must
get
done.
There
is
a

coolness…
a
calmness…
whenever
the
sun

sets.


 

 Sunset
is
the
time
of
day
where
our
sky

meets
the
outer
space
solar
winds.
There
are

blue,
pink,
and
purple
swirls,
spinning
and

twisting
like
a
cloud
of
balloons
caught
in
a

blender.
The
sun
moves
slowly
beyond
the

horizon,
while
the
moon
races
to
take
its
place

in
prominence
atop
the
night
sky.
People
slow

to
a
crawl,
entranced,
fully
forgetting
the

deeds
that
still
must
get
done.
There
is
a

coolness…
a
calmness…
whenever
the
sun

sets.


 

 Sunset
is
the
time
of
day
where
our
sky

meets
the
outer
space
solar
winds.
There
are

blue,
pink,
and
purple
swirls,
spinning
and

twisting
like
a
cloud
of
balloons
caught
in
a

blender.
The
sun
moves
slowly
beyond
the

horizon,
while
the
moon
races
to
take
its
place

in
prominence
atop
the
night
sky.
People
slow

to
a
crawl,
entranced,
fully
forgetting
the

deeds
that
still
must
get
done.
There
is
a

coolness…
a
calmness…
whenever
the
sun

sets.

 Types of paragraphs
1.  Descriptive: describes a topic.
2.  Process or how-to: explains the way to do
something.
3.  Expository: presents information on a topic.
4.  Persuasive: tries to convince the reader.
5.  Narrative: tells a story.
6.  Compare and contrast: presents the similarities and
differences between two things.
7.  Critical: presents the positive and negative sides of
a topic.
 Homework
1. Find an example of 4 of the 7 types of
paragraphs.

2. Copy them on your notebook.

3. Identify and highlight the topic

sentence, the supporting sentences, and
the closing sentence.