Writing Composition: List v Paragraph

Contributed by:
Ivan
Learning how to differentiate between writing a list and writing a paragraph

Tags: English Studies, English Writing, Grade 4
1.
2. WHAT S A LIST?
* A number of * Usually points
things written do not have to
consecutively be written in
* Typically the complete
nexb point goes sentences
right below the + Both bullets
other and numbers
can be used in



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3. WHAT’ S A PARAGRAPH?
* A string of + K paragraph starts with
sentences strung dn indentation.
together, usually + Proper grammar, spelling
dll about one and punctuation should
topic and dlways be present in
supporting the Paragraphs.
poinbs/messages + Paragraphs are more
of the previous formal ways of
conveying d story or
sentence. message.



did I write this slide? Is it a paragraph
ra list?
4. TANOUS LISTS!
5 Oceans

Santa’s 8 Reindeer
5. YAMOUS PARAGRAPHS
“Real isn't how you are
made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a
thing that happens to you. When a
child loves you for a long, long
time, not just to play with, but
REALLY loves you, then you
become Real." [_ —
-Margery Williams,
The Velveteen Rabbit" |"!





A cool wind tickles the
swells and one free gull feather
floats on the face of the sea. My
dolphin cousin grabs it and darts
below. Under she goes, then up
again, faster, springing into the air.
She passes the feather to the next
cousin who takes her turn diving,
running, playing with it. Their game
spins me in the waves. The small
hairs rise on my arms. 9
- Karen Hesse,
The Music of Dolphins

So far as the little girl could see, there was only the one little
jouse where she lived with her father and mother, her sister Mary and
baby sister Carrie. A wagon track ran before the house, turning and
twisting out of sight in the woods where the wild animals lived, but the
little girl did not know where it went, nor what might be at the end of it.
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House In The Big Woods
6. LIST WHAT WE LEARNED
Come one, come all! Grab a SmartBoard pen and write something
you’ ve learned about lists and paragraphs! When do we use them?
What are they? Do you know any famous lists or paragraphs?
Grab a pen, make a bullet, and LIST away!