Year 3 News

From Lizzie, Year 3 Teacher

Single Paragraph Outline

We have been focusing on how to write a nonfiction paragraph. We have been using the Single Paragraph Outline (SPO) as a guide. This format follows the structure of 

• the first sentence in the paragraph tell us what the topic is about 
• the following sentences support the topic sentence by giving details about the topic
• the paragraph ends with a concluding sentence

Here are some Year 3 student paragraphs about a country using the SPO structure:

 

Vietnam is in a continent called Asia. Vietnam has a train from South Vietnam to Hanoi. It has amazing food like ph’o, banh mi and bun dau. Vietnam should be your next flight.

By Adam

 

France is a snowy country far from Australia. They mainly eat snails, crepe and omelettes. Its animals are peacocks, white swans and ducks. You should come visit this beautiful country.

By Adeline

Australia is the biggest island, but smallest country. It has amazing food like pies. And terrific animals like kangaroos and koalas. So come and visit Australia.

By Francis

 

Germany is a lovely place for visiting or living there. It has delicious food, for example a gigantic pretzel and a German sausage. You should try some, they are the best! Germany has perfect weather and also has fantastic places to visit.

By Bella

 

Japan is a country that is in Asia. The capital of Japan is Tokyo and it’s also shaped like a seahorse. Japan is a really cool country that you should go to in the future.

By Kento