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Unit 8: Paragraph Writing

b. People become bullies for all the all the wrong reasons. Notes

c. Eighty-five percent of the time another kid witnesses a bully acting out.
d. People become bullies to gain attention, to become more popular, to feel power over
others, and because they are copying behaviors of others.
Dealing with a bully may be difficult, but there are some things you can do. Sometimes you
may turn a bully off just by acting brave. If you walk away, a bully will be less likely to give
you trouble. You may also tell a bully to stop teasing or scaring someone else. Telling an adult
is important. Teachers and parents can help. Go to recess, lunch, etc. with a buddy. Often
bullies try to get a person alone before bullying. Finally don’t bully back. Fighting back gives
the bully what he is looking for.
In most incidences bullies get into trouble. If they continue to bully others, eventually they
have few friends. The power they wish slips away. Bullies who wish popularity soon realize
that they are labeled as troublemakers.

4. Which sentence is the thesis statement for this paragraph?
a. Several victims have been suing bullies directly.
b. Many schools have programs designed to teach students cooperation.

c. Kids who are being bullied can turn the situation around by trying several actions.
d. Dealing with Bullies
5. To gather more information about about bullying, the most reliable source would be
a. an encyclopedia
b. a fictional story

c. a tabloid newspaper
d. an entertaining TV show

Practice 3

Write a thesis statement for each set of words.
1. red nail polish symbolize
2. sympathize characters unacceptable by society
3. Trout Walker similarities Warden

Topic sentences

Topic sentences are like small thesis statements. They state the main idea of the paragraph.
The rest of the paragraph must expand, describe, or prove what the topic sentence states in
some way. Topic sentences make a point and give reasons or examples to support it.
Similar to a thesis statement a good topic sentences states the main idea (an interesting subject),
and then adds what you want to say about the topic (your specific feeling about it).
An interesting subject + your specific feeling about it = a good topic sentence

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