One Sentence After Another
Paragraph Writing
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A ready-to-teach B1 writing lesson on building a paragraph (layout, flow and punctuation), with examples about work in Ireland.
Teams spot six differences between a list of sentences and a real paragraph, then learn the rules for layout (one main idea, topic sentence first, one sentence after another, indent or blank line) and punctuation (capitals, full stops, commas, apostrophes and comma splices). They fix six sentences as 'punctuation doctors', race to order a jigsaw paragraph about Irish workplace culture, and find the off-topic 'intruder' sentence and the punctuation mistakes in two paragraphs. Finally, they build a team paragraph aloud, write it up, read it with 'punctuation karaoke' and peer-check it with an 8-point checklist.
What's inside
- 12 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each activity
- Rules slide on paragraph layout and punctuation
- Four scored team races: spot the difference, punctuation doctor, paragraph jigsaw and the intruder
- Team paragraph challenge with topic cards, an 8-point peer checklist and a scoreboard
Level: B1 · Time: 60–75 minutes · Prep: none. Project and teach.
Please note: this is a slides-only lesson, without a separate printable worksheet.
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