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Year 3 Organising Paragraphs: Worked Examples

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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