Paragraph Development

Curriculum details

Strand

Writing (Strand 4)

Sub-strand

Paragraph Development (4.6)

Content standard

B4.4.6.1 - Develop, organise and express ideas cohesively in writing for a variety of purposes, audience, and contexts The document gives this standard three different wordings: "...for a variety of purposes, audience, and contexts" (printed p.48), "...purposes, audiences, and contexts" (p.49) and "...in writing and representing for a variety of purposes, audience, and contexts" (p.49). The p.48 wording is transcribed.

Indicator

B4.4.6.1.2 - Identify the main idea and minor ideas/supporting details in a paragraph

Suggested placement

Term 3, Week 3 (Week 27 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Source document note

The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

• content standard text - p.48

Curriculum reference

English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 49

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Provide sample paragraphs that have main ideas and supporting details.
- Discuss one of these and guide learners to identify the main and supporting ideas.
- Have learners work in groups of four to read and identify the main idea and supporting ideas. Guide them with the questions: i. What is the paragraph talking about/What is the main idea in the paragraph?
ii. Which sentence has the main idea?
Which sentences say something about the main idea?