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Unit 8: Paragraph Writing

6. Which of these titles best reflects the main topic? Notes

a. The Invention of Keds
b. Sport Sandals
c. Modern Athletic Shoes
d. Melding Rubber to Cloth

Practice 4

Using the outline you created in Lesson 2, write a topic sentence for each of the three paragraphs.
Next write one title that creatively reflects the topic of the report. Use the graphic organizer
provided.

Answer Key

Practice 1
1. D Texas has 267,000 square miles.
2. T Texas is so big that you can find many things to do.
1. T A bully is a boy or girl who acts mean or hurtful to others.
2. D Bullies sometimes hit, kick, or push to hurt people.

1. T Heavy downpours on Earth’s deserts can drastically change the landscape of these
regions.
2. D Desert plants are mainly ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees.
1. T Kayaking is one camp sport.
2. D Basic push-ups and pull-ups will improve your upper body strength so that you will
be better prepared to conquer camp activities.
1. T There are several ways for accurately telling how old fossils are.
2. D The animal dies and sinks to the sea floor.

Practice 2—Answers will vary.
1. Camp Green Lake is a detention center for wayward teens.

2. The largest desert in North America is the Chihuahuan Desert which lies in parts of
New Mexico, Texas and sections of southeastern Arizona.
3. The yellow spotted lizard is extremely harmful.
4. In the early 1970s Herbert Lapidus invented the odor-eater insole.
Practice 3—Answers will vary for odd numbers.

1. Desert animals have adapted to their harsh environment.
2. b. Ways Desert Animals Survive
3. People become bullies for a number of reasons.
4. d. Reasons for Bullying
5. The development of rubber-soled shoes brought about the invention of Keds.
6. a. The Invention of Keds

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