Paragraph Song and Lesson- intro to writing paragraphs

[derickburton]

Very well explained. Thank you.

[markthenicholson]

I've been involved in education for 20 years and I want to thank you for this inspirational video. For too long has the call for someone to help kids with their paragraphs gone unheeded. Together we can rid our schoolbooks of unindented expressions of thought with unsupported topic sentences. Bless you Grancie. And for any kids reading this, please remember that the paragraph is the building block of an essay

[markthenicholson]

I've been involved in education for 20 years and I want to thank you for this inspirational videot. For too long has the call for someone to help kids with their paragraphs gone unheeded. Together we can rid our schoolbooks of unindented expressions of thought with unsupported topic setences. Bless you Grancie. And for any kids reading this, please remember that the paragraph is the building block of an essay.

[Grancie48]

@markthenicholson Very nice of you to say so.... thank you.

[gusnewberry]

@markthenicholson she forgot to inddent

[markthenicholson]

That is the worst song ever written. Billy Joel just shot himself in the head,.

[Grancie48]

@markthenicholson Well, I can't take the blame for the melody. It's the "Itsy Bitsy Spider". As for the lyrics, they're intended to help children remember how to write a paragraph, not to hit the top 40. I'm sure Billy Joel would understand that or, if not, the good manners not to say otherwise.

[markthenicholson]

@Grancie48 That was a wildly inappropriate attempt at humor. Sorry.

[Grancie48]

@markthenicholson  apology accepted

[renaeann1]

hmmm. Whats BJ got to do with anything. Did he write the "Itsy Bitsy Spider??" Oh dear. What has this world come to when people can freely express their freedom to speech... without any regards to another's feelings? Shame. Really.

[Marianelasq]

Nice video! these are very important steps to follow by the time you are learning how to writte well, and also this is an easy and helpful way to writte because it helps us to organized the ideas and to avoid messy paragraphs.

[Marianelasq]

Nice video! these are very important steps to follow by the time you are learning how to writte well, and also this is an easy and helpful way to writte because it helps us to organized the ideas and to avoid messy paragraphs.

[Marianelasq]

Nice video! these are very important steps to follow by the time you are learning how to writte well, and also this is an easy and helpful way to writte because it helps us to organized the ideas and to avoid messy paragraphs.

[sebastianheloe]

ty very much.

[Grancie48]

@888Kharami  Wow! Thanks for the explanation.

[cansal7]

I like you video. I will show to my students in class. Thank you!

[MikeTheGuy00]

Are you a wizard

[Grancie48]

@MikeTheGuy00 I don't know what you mean.

[MikeTheGuy00]

@Grancie48 Oh god. You're a wizard

[Georgialovesreggie]

Cool 

[Georgialovesreggie]

ok then

[Georgialovesreggie]

Ok then that really didnt help much

[Grancie48]

@Georgialovesreggie What would have been more helpful?

[Georgialovesreggie]

@Grancie48 If like you wrote a song and like showed how to put music with it and stuff

[888Kharami]

@Grancie48 No Way! That totally helped. I just wrote a amazing paragraph about how Pit Bulls are wonderful dogs, gave three points and closed with Helen Keller, Rachel Ray, Tomas Edison & General Gorge Paton as fellow Americas who love or loved the loyal & trust able Pit Bull. Thank You = )

[Grancie48]

@888Kharami Terrific! I'm glad to hear it.

[queenbeesaira]

Thank you!!

[intheshadows4mytime]

Are you the woman who speaks on the video?? Congratulations! and than you for the response!

[Grancie48]

Yes, I am, and you're welcome.

[intheshadows4mytime]

Is it "Now that YOU HEARD" or "Now that you LISTENED TO"???

[Grancie48]

It is either "now that you HAVE heard" or "now that you HAVE listened to". The difference in nuance is so slight as to make them totally interchangeable.

However, "listened to" has a sense of not only hearing, but also attending to a sound.

[intheshadows4mytime]

Hello! Is it "now you HEARD the song" or "now you LISTEN TO the song"????

[HouseofSouls]

My English teacher put this on and made us sing this!! LOL

[lanalucious]

Ann: This video is great! Instead of using it as introductory; I used it as a culmination and it just summarizes everything for me. Thank you!

[Grancie48]

You're very welcome. I'm glad it worked for you.

[andresaji]

Totally agree with Mrs Books: The simpler, the better. Excellent resource for aural learners!

[Grancie48]

Thank you.

[ucn12345]

Thanks so much!!!!

[Grancie48]

Actually, both instructions are correct. When you begin to write paragraphs, you write three detail sentences between the topic sentence and the "clincher". As you become more proficient, your teacher may require you to write as many as five detail sentences.

In the same way, a beginning essay is initially 5 paragraphs long and later 7 or more.

[witegator]

i am so glad i came across this video, my grand-daughter is having such a hard time writing,reading and making it through the first grade..she can't see, to comprehend...thank you for the video

[Grancie48]

Don't get discouraged. Each child learns at his own pace. Last fall, I came across some "We Both Read" books at our library where the pages on the left are read by an adult and the pages on the right are in larger print and simpler vocabulary (as low as Kdg) and are read by the child. Perhaps your grand-daughter would enjoy reading something like these WITH you. Whatever you do, make sure that reading is always FUN, not a chore. Good luck.

[MrsBooks]

Love your video Grancie48! Thank you so much for the lesson you present in how to write a paragraph! Simple but greatly informative! take care! MB:)

[Grancie48]

Thank you. It's always nice to get some positive feedback.