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1. lead off and follow up detail sentences2. related information

There are three sports that I like. My favorite sport to play is hockey. I play all year long at an indoor rink. The rink is in the next town. My next favorite sport is soccer. I have been playing soccer since I was in the third grade. My third grade teacher taught me multiplication. Finally, I also like playing football. I didn’t make the team this year, but I will try again next year.

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Requirements for a Detail Sentence

Each detail sentence must:• Contain related information.• Be in a logical sequence with other sentences.• Include a transition if it introduces a new detail.• Be written from the same point of view as the other

sentences• Be written in the same tense as the other

sentences.

Detail Sentence Sequences

• Size Sequence –When details are larger/smaller than

each other

• Time Sequence–When some details occur before

others in time

Size Transitions

The largest Larger than The smallestThe small-sized The tallestThe next largest Equal to The next smallest The medium-sized The shortest

The large-sizedThe smallestsmaller than

Time Transitions

First, Now At the beginning of Before By this time Thereafter,Then, Soon In the middle of In the meantime At the same time, PresentlyNext, Then At the end of During At that instant, After a short timeAt last, Later Meanwhile After Soon thereafter, Immediately,

Afterwards Simultaneously,

First, In the morning, Yesterday, The firstSecond, Before noon, Today, A more recentThird, In the afternoon, Tomorrow, The most recentFinally, In the evening, The day after tomorrow,

In the past, The next day, This year, The earliestIn the present Two weeks later, Next year, The next earliestIn the future, Six months later, In the next few years, The most recent

Transitions Chart


• Space Sequence–When details are arranged in space in

relation to each other

• Importance Sequence–When some details are more important

than others

Space Transitions

Behind On the edge of Beside In front West of High

Over Toward Around Facing East of Against

Under Throughout Near back of North of Alongside

Below To the right of Side by side In the center South of Ahead of

Beneath To the left of Close to Inside At the Here

Low down On top of Next to Outside In There

On the bottom At the top Down At the end of On Beyond

On the corner By Up Between Above Farther on

Importance Transitions

The best The most important The first The best

The next best Equally important More important than The next best

The least best The next most important Most important The worst

The least important

Transitions Chart (cont.)


Chain-Link Sequence–When details are related in pairs or

not related in any of the above sequences

Chain-Link Transitions

On the one hand, One example of In the first place, In other words The firstOn the other hand, Another example In the second place In fact, The second

A further example, In the third place, Also, The thirdAgain, For example,Besides, Moreover, One Because

First, Another Since Second, Still another A further As third, In addition, Further, Still, Specifically, In the same way, Furthermore, While More specifically, In fact, Instead In particular,

The opposite of _ is_ Additionally,On the contrary side Lastly, The last Indeed, As a result,To the contrary, Similar to _ is_ Last Although Consequently,In contrast, Another similar _ is_ Even though Naturally,In spite of Likewise, Nevertheless, Even if After all,Despite the Similarly, Nonetheless,

A dissimilar _ is_

Transitions Chart (cont.)

Space Importance Size Time Chain-Link Transitions Transitions Transitions Transitions Transitions

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Sequences when to use transitions SIZE When details are larger/

Smaller than each otherLargest small tallestNext largest medium tallerSmallest large shortest

TIME When some details occur before others in time

First, after immediately,Second, during in the meantime Third, meanwhile, before thatFourth, at the same time

SPACE When details are arranged in space in relation to each other

Behind to the right insideOver to the left outsideBelowUnder in front of at the end of Beneath in back of between

Importance When some details are more important than others

Most important favorite best Equally important next favorite next bestThe next important least favorite

Chain-Link When details are related in pairs or not arranged according to size, time, space, or importance

One example of also, besides that,Another example in fact,For example, in other words,

Concluding When writing your “clincher” sentence To conclude, Thus,To sum up, As one can see,To summarize, In conclusion,

The tallest

The next largest

The next best

The worst

Equally important

In the morning

Before

During

Soon

In the meantime

Two weeks later

Behind

Through- out

Under

On top of

In other words

On the one hand

One example of

As a result

because

Lead-off Sentence• Introduces a new detail

• Contains a transition

Follow-up Sentence Provides more information

about the detail.

There are three sports that I like. My favorite sport to play is hockey. I play all year long at an indoor rink. The rink is in the next town. My next favorite sport is soccer. I have been playing soccer since I was in the third grade. Finally, I also like playing football. I didn’t make the team this year, but I will try next year.

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A Tasty Sandwich

You will find that the steps for making a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich are extremely easy. To getstarted, gather all the ingredients and equipment thatyou need. Find the bread, peanut butter, jelly, and aknife. Next, you need to open the peanut butter jar andthe jelly jar. Be careful not to drop them. For the thirdstep, take two pieces of bread from the bag, and usingthe knife, spread the peanut butter evenly across oneslice. Make sure the peanut butter goes all the way to the edge of the bread. Fourth, spread the jelly on theother slice of bread. Be sure the whole slice iscovered. When you have finished spreading the jelly,you’re ready for the fifth step which is putting thesandwich together. Take one of the slices of breadand put it on top of the other slice. Finally, cut thesandwich in half.

The mansion that my cousin just bought is unbelievable. Upon entering the front door, there is a huge hallway. It is so huge that fifty people can fit in it. To the right of the hallway is a dining room. The dining table can seat 25 people, so there will be many parties at this house. There is also a beautiful chandelier hanging from the ceiling. To the left of the dining room is one of the two kitchens in the house. There are two sinks, two dishwashers, and two ovens. Of course, there are also two cooks! Across from the kitchen is the media room. There are 12 leather seats to watch the latest movies. Against the back wall is a popcorn machine. Everyone loves eating popcorn when watching movies. Throughout the entire house, one can find paintings from famous artists hung on the walls. To sum up, this is an amazing house for a number of reasons.

Slim and Happy

Daily exercise can be helpful for four majorreasons. The most important reason people shouldexercise daily is to keep their hearts strong. Exercise is one way that people can lower their risk of heart attack and live longer. Another important reason is that exercise can build and firm muscles. That way, their muscles are ready for any type of use. A third reason for daily exercise is weight control. Many people in the United States are overweight to the point of being unhealthy. People can lose weight and stay slim if they exercise every day. Finally, exercise can be fun. Swimming, biking, walking, or running can all be a fun way to stay healthy! __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Let’s see if we can identify the lead off sentences and the follow up sentences.

Remember, lead-off sentences need a transition word.

Mrs. Castle’s fish, Pascapolus, is fun to look at during class for many reasons. First, Pascapolus is colorful. He has a red face and darker fins. Sometimes it looks like he even changes color. When there is a lot of light in the room, he looks pink. Another reason he is fun is because he jumps out of the water to get his food. When Mrs. Castle puts food above his tank, he leaps and catches the food in his mouth. Finally, Pascapolus blows bubbles. When he gets bored, he tries to get our attention by dancing and blowing bubbles in the water. It’s fun to watch the bubbles come out of the water.

Mrs. Castle’s fish, Pascapolus, is fun to look at during class for many reasons. First, Pascapolus is colorful. He has a red face and darker fins. Sometimes it looks like he even changes color. When there is a lot of light in the room, he looks pink. Another reason he is fun is because he jumps out of the water to get his food. When Mrs. Castle puts food above his tank, he leaps and catches the food in his mouth. Finally, Pascapolus blows bubbles. When he gets bored, he tries to get our attention by dancing and blowing bubbles in the water. It’s fun to watch the bubbles come out of the water.

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My fish is fun to look at for many reasons. First, he is colorful. He has a red face and darker fins. Sometimes it looks like he even changes color. When there is a lot of light in the room, he looks pink. Another reason he is fun is because he jumps out of the water to get his food. When I put food above his tank, he leaps and catches the food in his mouth. Finally, my fish blows bubbles. When he gets bored, he tries to get our attention by blowing bubbles in the water. It’s fun to watch the bubbles come out of the water.

Is it a Lead-Off or Follow-Up Sentence?

1. Next, the leaves on the trees shook when the wind came.2. On the other hand, you can look for a job in the newspaper. 3. The brass section of the band should be loud.

4. Yesterday, I went to extra help before the science test.5. Hurricanes and tornadoes can do a great deal of damage.

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