The document provides guidance on writing paragraphs and outlines. It discusses the three parts of a paragraph - a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. An outline is described as helping to organize thoughts and details about a topic. Readers are then instructed to write a paragraph describing a city in Ecuador based on an outline, and to exchange paragraphs with classmates to have them guess the unnamed city.

3. l et ’s Review
What is a paragraph?
What are the three parts of a paragraph?
What is a controlling idea?
Where is the controlling idea located?
Are the topic sentence and concluding
sentence the same?

9. Out l in e
An outline helps you organize your thoughts
on a topic.
It helps you to clearly write your supporting
details of a topic.

14. /var/folders/There are three reasons why Canada is one of the best countries in
the world. First, Canada has an excellent health care system. All
Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price.
Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are
taught by well-trained teachers and are encouraged to continue
studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and
efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of
space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to
live.

15. Let’s Write! • Write a paragraph
about a city in
Ecuador.
• Start by making a
brainstorming graph.
• Use descriptive and
vivid words.
• Make sure to include
all of the parts of a
paragraph.
• Don’t include the
name of the city.

16. Let’s Play!
• Exchange
paragraphs with a
classmate.
• Read your
classmate’s
paragraph.
• Guess the city.