Grade 6 ELA Worksheets: Writing Topic Sentences and Supporting Details

📚 Topic Summary: Mastering Paragraph Power!

Ever wonder how writers make their paragraphs super clear and easy to follow? It all starts with two important ideas: topic sentences and supporting details! Think of a paragraph like a mini-essay. The topic sentence is the main idea or the "boss" sentence of the paragraph. It tells your reader exactly what the whole paragraph will be about, usually at the very beginning. It's like a signpost pointing the way for your readers! 🗺️

Once you have your topic sentence, you need to back it up! That's where supporting details come in. These are the sentences that give more information, examples, explanations, facts, or reasons to prove or elaborate on your topic sentence. They add depth and convince your reader that your main idea is true and well-explained. Without strong supporting details, your topic sentence would be all alone, like a single puzzle piece without the rest of the picture! 🧩

📝 Part A: Vocabulary Challenge!

Match the following terms to their correct definitions. Write the letter of the definition next to the term.

• 🧐 Topic Sentence:
• 🔍 Supporting Detail:
• 💡 Main Idea:
• 🎯 Cohesion:
• 📖 Evidence:

Definitions:

1. The central point or message of a piece of writing or a paragraph.
2. A sentence that tells the reader the main idea of the paragraph.
3. Facts, examples, statistics, or expert opinions used to prove a point.
4. The way parts of a text are connected to create a clear and logical flow.
5. A sentence that provides more information, examples, or explanations for the topic sentence.

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks Fun!

Complete the paragraph below using the words from the word bank. Each word is used only once.

Word Bank:

• 🔑 topic
• 🧩 details
• ✨ paragraph
• 🖋️ explains

Every effective __________ begins with a strong __________ sentence. This sentence clearly states the main idea of what the paragraph will discuss. Following this, the writer includes __________ that provide examples, facts, or reasons. Each of these sentences further __________ the main idea, making the writing clear and convincing.

🧠 Part C: Critical Thinking Corner!

• 💭 Imagine you are writing a paragraph about "The Benefits of Reading for Fun." What would be a strong topic sentence for this paragraph, and what are two different supporting details you would include to back it up? Explain why these details are effective.