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English–I

Notes Activity

Decide which group of sentences would make good paragraphs. Write yes or no before each
paragraph to show your answer.
1. _______________
Stanley Yelnats and his family have a history of bad luck. The first
Stanley’s great grandfather made a fortune on the stock market. The
family’s bad luck struck him when he moved from New York to California
and was robbed by Kissin’ Kate Barlow. Stanley’s father is an inventor.
He works very hard and is smart, however, none of his inventions
ever work. Stanley is accused of a crime he didn’t commit and is sent
to Camp Green Lake as punishment. It seems none of the Yelnats can
escape the family curse.
2. _______________

Camp Green Lake dried up and the people who lived near it moved away over a hundred
years ago. Now the lake is desert-like with temperatures around ninety-five degrees.
Deserts cover one-fifth of the Earth’s surface. The only place to find shade is between
two trees in the Warden’s yard. Rattlesnakes and scorpions hide under rocks and in the
holes the campers dig. Deserts do not have many large animals because there is not
enough water for them to survive.

3. _______________
Stanley’s father was an inventor. He was trying to discover
a way to recycle old sneakers. Clatonia Joaquin Dorticus invented
an apparatus for applying dyes to the sides of the soles and
heels of shoes. George de Mestral invented Velcro. While
hiking, he had noticed that burrs stuck to his clothing. He
used this idea to develop one strip of nylon with loops, and
another with hooks.

Making an Outline

After taking notes for a report the next step is to make an outline from the notes. Compare
the outline below to the graphic organizer from Lesson 1.
Title of Paragraph

Outline Part of a Paragraph Paragraph

I. Deadly yellow-spotted The main topic is used to Yellow-spotted lizards are a deadly threat
lizards build the topic sentence. to all humans at Camp Green Lake.

A. Moved to Green Lake Details They invaded the area after the life-giving
after lake dried up First Point and Support lake dried up. Their bite is always fatal.
a. bite always fatal

B. Killed Kate Barlow Details It was a yellow-spotted lizard that killed
Second Point and Support Kate Barlow.

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