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English lesson plan · 4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 45 minutes

Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?

Writing & Editing

CCSS W.4.2.ACCSS W.4.5England: Y4 Writing (paragraphs)England: Y3/4 Writing (evaluate and edit)

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?.

  • I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
  • I can explain each step and say why it works.
  • I can check my answer and spot a mistake.

Before and after

Needs first: Choose the best concluding sentence; Topic sentences and paragraphs

Leads to: Put the sentences of a paragraph in a logical order

Materials: A model text, Planning frame, Checklists for editing, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 5 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Choose the best concluding sentence; Topic sentences and paragraphs). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Which sentence sounds most like a CONCLUDING sentence? (My bike is green. / Some people cycle to work. / Bikes have two wheels. / All in all, cycling is a fun way to stay healthy.) → All in all, cycling is a fun way to stay healthy.Prompt: Concluding sentences often begin with words like In conclusion, All in all, Overall, So or That is why.
  2. Our trip to the science museum was amazing. We touched a real meteorite. We built a robot arm. We even watched a show about lightning. Which sentence would make the best ending? (Meteorites are rocks. / It was the best school trip I have ever been on. / Robots need batteries. / The bus was blue.) → It was the best school trip I have ever been on.Prompt: A concluding sentence wraps up the whole paragraph.
  3. Rainforests are home to more than half of the world's plant and animal species. Many medicines come from rainforest plants. Deserts get very little rain. Rainforests also help control the Earth's climate. Which sentence does NOT belong in this paragraph? (Rainforests also help control the Earth's climate. / Rainforests are home to more than half of the world's plant and animal species. / Deserts get very little rain. / Many medicines come from rainforest plants.) → Deserts get very little rain.Prompt: What is the paragraph mostly about?

Hook · 5 min

  • Show two openings to the same piece of writing and ask which makes them want to read on.
  • Share the objective: Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?. Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 10 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: Read the paragraph. Which sentence does not belong? (1) Robots help people in many ways. (2) Some robots build cars in factories. (3) My brother's bike is blue. (4) Others explore places too dangerous for humans, like deep oceans. (5) Doctors even use robots to help with delicate operations.
  • Step 1: The paragraph is about: "Robots help people in many ways." One sentence is off the topic.
  • Step 2: So the answer is: My brother's bike is blue.
  • Answer: My brother's bike is blue.
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 10 min

  • Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
  • Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
  1. Read the paragraph. Which sentence does not belong? (1) The Amazon rainforest is home to amazing wildlife. (2) Jaguars hunt along the riverbanks. (3) Colourful toucans fly between the trees. (4) Penguins live mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. (5) Tiny poison dart frogs live on the forest floor. (Tiny poison dart frogs live on the forest floor. / The Amazon rainforest is home to amazing wildlife. / Penguins live mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. / Jaguars hunt along the riverbanks.) → Penguins live mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.Prompt: Read the first sentence: it tells you what the paragraph is about.
  2. Read the start of the paragraph. Which sentence would fit best as the next sentence? The Amazon rainforest is home to amazing wildlife. Jaguars hunt along the riverbanks. Colourful toucans fly between the trees. (They float on their backs and place a flat stone on their chests. / The sunflowers are taller than our teacher. / Tiny poison dart frogs live on the forest floor. / When we recycle paper, fewer trees need to be cut down.) → Tiny poison dart frogs live on the forest floor.Prompt: What is the paragraph about? Look at the first sentence.

You do: independent practice · 10 min

  • Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
  • Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 5 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. Read the start of the paragraph. Which sentence would fit best as the next sentence? Sea otters are clever tool users. They float on their backs and place a flat stone on their chests. Then they smash shellfish against the stone to open them. (The sunflowers are taller than our teacher. / When we recycle paper, fewer trees need to be cut down. / It can also make you feel happier and calmer. / Some otters keep a favourite stone in a pouch of skin under their arm.) → Some otters keep a favourite stone in a pouch of skin under their arm.Prompt: What is the paragraph about? Look at the first sentence.
  2. Read the paragraph. Which sentence does not belong? (1) Recycling helps protect the planet. (2) When we recycle paper, fewer trees need to be cut down. (3) Pizza is my favourite food. (4) Recycling metal cans saves energy. (5) Recycling plastic keeps it out of rivers and seas. (Recycling helps protect the planet. / Pizza is my favourite food. / Recycling metal cans saves energy. / Recycling plastic keeps it out of rivers and seas.) → Pizza is my favourite food.Prompt: Read the first sentence: it tells you what the paragraph is about.

Watch out for

  • Writing everything at once without planning.
  • Editing only spelling and not whether the writing makes sense.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Choose the best concluding sentence.
  • Use concrete materials: a model text.
  • Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
  • Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.

Stretch

  • Move on to: Put the sentences of a paragraph in a logical order.
  • Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
  • Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.

Homework and more practice

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-4.

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Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?

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  1. Question 1

    Read the paragraph. Which sentence does not belong? (1) Robots help people in many ways. (2) Some robots build cars in factories. (3) Others explore places too dangerous for humans, like deep oceans. (4) Doctors even use robots to help with delicate operations. (5) My brother's bike is blue.

    • A. Doctors even use robots to help with delicate operations.
    • B. My brother's bike is blue.
    • C. Robots help people in many ways.
    • D. Others explore places too dangerous for humans, like deep oceans.

  2. Question 2

    Read the start of the paragraph. Which sentence would fit best as the next sentence? Penguins are birds that cannot fly. Instead, their wings work like flippers for swimming. Some penguins can dive more than 500 metres deep.

    • A. Doctors even use robots to help with delicate operations.
    • B. On land, they waddle or slide on their bellies.
    • C. Colourful toucans fly between the trees.
    • D. The tomatoes are bright red and ready to pick.

  3. Question 3

    Read the paragraph. Which sentence does not belong? (1) Our class garden has grown so much this term. (2) The tomatoes are bright red and ready to pick. (3) The sunflowers are taller than our teacher. (4) My cousin is learning to play the trumpet. (5) We even found a family of ladybirds on the beans.

    • A. The sunflowers are taller than our teacher.
    • B. My cousin is learning to play the trumpet.
    • C. Our class garden has grown so much this term.
    • D. We even found a family of ladybirds on the beans.

  4. Question 4

    Read the start of the paragraph. Which sentence would fit best as the next sentence? Robots help people in many ways. Some robots build cars in factories. Others explore places too dangerous for humans, like deep oceans.

    • A. Next, choose a game or a film to share.
    • B. Colourful toucans fly between the trees.
    • C. Recycling metal cans saves energy.
    • D. Doctors even use robots to help with delicate operations.

  5. Question 5

    Read the paragraph. Which sentence does not belong? (1) Our class garden has grown so much this term. (2) The tomatoes are bright red and ready to pick. (3) My cousin is learning to play the trumpet. (4) The sunflowers are taller than our teacher. (5) We even found a family of ladybirds on the beans.

    • A. We even found a family of ladybirds on the beans.
    • B. The tomatoes are bright red and ready to pick.
    • C. My cousin is learning to play the trumpet.
    • D. The sunflowers are taller than our teacher.

  6. Question 6

    Read the start of the paragraph. Which sentence would fit best as the next sentence? Our class garden has grown so much this term. The tomatoes are bright red and ready to pick. The sunflowers are taller than our teacher.

    • A. On land, they waddle or slide on their bellies.
    • B. Others explore places too dangerous for humans, like deep oceans.
    • C. Tiny poison dart frogs live on the forest floor.
    • D. We even found a family of ladybirds on the beans.

  7. Question 7

    Read the paragraph. Which sentence does not belong? (1) Recycling helps protect the planet. (2) Pizza is my favourite food. (3) When we recycle paper, fewer trees need to be cut down. (4) Recycling metal cans saves energy. (5) Recycling plastic keeps it out of rivers and seas.

    • A. Recycling metal cans saves energy.
    • B. Pizza is my favourite food.
    • C. Recycling helps protect the planet.
    • D. When we recycle paper, fewer trees need to be cut down.

  8. Question 8

    Read the start of the paragraph. Which sentence would fit best as the next sentence? Recycling helps protect the planet. When we recycle paper, fewer trees need to be cut down. Recycling metal cans saves energy.

    • A. Others explore places too dangerous for humans, like deep oceans.
    • B. Recycling plastic keeps it out of rivers and seas.
    • C. Instead, their wings work like flippers for swimming.
    • D. Tiny poison dart frogs live on the forest floor.

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Answer key: Which sentence does not belong in the paragraph?

  1. 1. B. My brother's bike is blue.

  2. 2. B. On land, they waddle or slide on their bellies.

  3. 3. B. My cousin is learning to play the trumpet.

  4. 4. D. Doctors even use robots to help with delicate operations.

  5. 5. C. My cousin is learning to play the trumpet.

  6. 6. D. We even found a family of ladybirds on the beans.

  7. 7. B. Pizza is my favourite food.

  8. 8. B. Recycling plastic keeps it out of rivers and seas.