See free Year 3 organising paragraphs worked examples with clear strategies and answers, aligned to the England primary curriculum.
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Four worked examples
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Group ideas
Which sentences belong in a paragraph about a beach: 'Waves crashed.' / 'The sand was hot.' / 'My bike has two wheels.'
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: Waves crashed; The sand was hot.
2
Topic sentence
Write a topic sentence for a paragraph about your school.
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: Any clear topic sentence.
3
Add detail
Add two sentences that stay on the same topic.
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: Two relevant supporting sentences.
4
New paragraph
Should you start a new paragraph when the topic changes?
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: Yes
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