Noticing Paragraphs - Birthday Party

1. PUNCTUATION:

* Add the correct punctuation to the paragraph below

We went to my uncles house, because it was my cousin’s birthday. He had a birthday cake and on it there were ten candles.The birthday boy  blew them out with a big puff, but they wouldn't blow out. My uncle started dancing and we said he was being silly. We went outside and played on the bouncy castle.

2. GROUP MAIN IDEAS:

* Copy your punctuated paragraph and paste it in the box below

* Use the highlight tool to highlight the main ideas

We went to my uncles house, because it was my cousin’s birthday. He had a birthday cake and on it there were ten candles.The birthday boy  blew them out with a big puff, but they wouldn't blow out. My uncle started dancing and we said he was being silly. We went outside and played on the bouncy castle.

3. ORGANISE PARAGRAPHS:

* Copy your paragraph with the main ideas highlighted and paste it in the box below

* Separate the sentences into paragraphs

We went to my uncles house because, it was my cousin’s birthday. He had a birthday cake, and on it there were ten candles. He blew them out with a big puff, but they wouldn't blow out. My uncle started dancing and we said he was being silly. We went outside and played on the bouncy  castle.

4.RECRAFT PARAGRAPHS

* Copy your separated paragraphs and paste it in the box below

* Use the main ideas to recraft the text (add more detail, use a variety of sentence types, and interesting vocabulary)

We went to my uncles house because, it was my cousin’s birthday.He was turning ten years old. He had a birthday cake, and on it there were ten candles. He blew them out with a big puff, but they wouldn't blow out. My uncle started dancing and we said he was being silly. We went outside and played on the bouncy  castle. I had a great time with my cousin.