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Ordering Ideas into Paragraphs

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Ordering Ideas into Paragraphs

Māori creation story illustration

📝 Part 1: Understanding Paragraph Structure

1. What are the three main parts of a paragraph? Circle the correct answers:

Topic sentence

Supporting details

Concluding sentence

Title page

2. Which sentence should come FIRST in a paragraph?

The concluding sentence

The topic sentence

A supporting detail

3. What do linking words help us do? Circle the best answer:

Make our writing longer

Connect our ideas smoothly

Add more characters to stories

4. Circle the linking words you could use to show order:

First

Purple

Then

Finally

Happy

🌟 Part 2: Sequencing the Māori Creation Story

5. Put these sentences about Ranginui and Papatūānuku in the correct order. Write 1, 2, 3, 4 in the boxes:

The children pushed their parents apart to create space and light.

Ranginui (Sky Father) and Papatūānuku (Earth Mother) were locked together.

This separation created the world we know today.

Their children lived in darkness between them.

6. Write a topic sentence for a paragraph about the Māori creation story:

Topic sentence starter: The Māori creation story tells us about ___________________

7. Write a concluding sentence for the same paragraph:

Concluding sentence starter: This is why ___________________

✏️ Part 3: Writing Your Paragraph

8. Use your ideas to write a complete paragraph about the Māori creation story. Remember to include:

• A topic sentence

• 2-3 supporting details

• Linking words (first, then, next, finally)

• A concluding sentence

• Te reo Māori words: Ranginui, Papatūānuku

9. Extension Activity: Add one more supporting detail to make your paragraph even better:

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