Winnie, an instructor with long brown hair, wears a blue T-shirt. They stand in front of a whiteboard with the headline “Hamburger Paragraphs” written at the top. A graphic of a hamburger appears at the bottom of the whiteboard. Blue text on the left side of the whiteboard reads, “Topic Sentence,” “Detail number one,” “Detail number two,” and “Closing sentence.” Text beside "Topic Sentence" reads, “The perfect hamburger is hard to make. You need to make sure you have everything just right.” The instructor blocks part of the text beside the two details and the closing sentence.

[Rock music playing]

Winnie says, HI, I'M TEACHER WINNIE, AND TODAY IN THE HOMEWORK ZONE, I HAVE A FUN WAY TO SHOW YOU HOW TO WRITE A PERFECT PARAGRAPH. LET'S GO TO THE SMARTBOARD. NOW, WHEN WE WRITE PARAGRAPHS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER SOMETHING AS EASY AS THE HAMBURGER BECAUSE WHEN WE WRITE A HAMBURGER PARAGRAPH, THAT HELPS US MAKE A PERFECT, EXACT PARAGRAPH THAT WE WANT TO SHOW. AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN. EVERY BURGER STARTS OFF WITH A BUN AND THAT'S HOW WE CALL OUR TOPIC SENTENCE. SO, OUR TOPIC SENTENCE FOR THIS PARAGRAPH IS ALL ABOUT THE BURGER, SO LET'S READ IT WITH ME.

Winnie points to text using a long blue pencil with a hand pointing at the end. Text beside Topic Sentence reads, “The perfect hamburger is hard to make. You need to make sure you have everything just right.”

Winnie says, NOW SOMETIMES TOPIC SENTENCES CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE, BUT FOR THIS CASE, IT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST TWO. SO, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE TOP OF MY BURGER; KIND OF LIKE MY BUN, ALRIGHT?

Winnie circles the topic sentence with a red marker.

Winnie says, AND THEN AFTER, TO THE SECOND PART OF THE BURGER, WE HAVE KIND OF THE CONDIMENTS, THE LETTUCE, THE TOMATOES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL "DETAIL NUMBER 1." WE WANT TO ADD SOMETHING DETAILED TO OUR TOPIC. SO, MY DETAIL IS...

Text reads, “I like to add ketchup, mustard and cheese with fresh tomatoes and lettuce.”

Winnie says, EASY TOPIC, AND THAT'S A GREAT DETAIL TO ADD. IT'S KIND OF LIKE ADDING YOUR LETTUCE ONTO YOUR HAMBURGER; A LITTLE DETAIL.

Winnie circles detail number one with a green marker.

[Marker clattering]

Winnie says, AND THEN FINALLY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD A "DETAIL NUMBER 2." SO, FOR EXAMPLE...

Text reads, “I like my meat nice and juicy and fresh off the grill. When I bite into it I like it to fall apart and get all messy.”

Winnie says, SO, THAT IS KIND OF LIKE THE MEAT OF MY BURGER, AND THAT'S DETAIL NUMBER TWO, RIGHT?

Winnie circles the first two sentences of detail number two with a black marker.

Winnie says, AND FINALLY, WE WANT TO SUM UP EVERYTHING BY HAVING A CLOSING SENTENCE, KIND OF LIKE THE BOTTOM OF A BURGER. SO, OH, LOOK AT THAT. WE WANT TO ADD THAT TO PART OF OUR MEAT, TOO.

Winnie circles the last sentence of detail number two with the black marker.

Winnie says, THERE YOU GO. OKAY, AND FINALLY...

Text reads, “If you make sure you have everything ready to make your burger, your burger will be the best ever!”

Winnie circles the closing sentence with a red marker.

Winnie says, AND NOTICE HOW THE LAST PART OF OUR SENTENCE KIND OF GOES ALONG WITH OUR TOPIC SENTENCE. BECAUSE OUR TOPIC SENTENCE IS, "HOW DO YOU MAKE THE PERFECT BURGER?" AND OUR CLOSING SENTENCE SAYS, "IF YOU FOLLOW EVERYTHING WE MENTIONED IN THE MIDDLE, YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT BURGER." SO, THAT'S A HAMBURGER PARAGRAPH, AND I HOPE THAT HELPS YOU TO MAKE A BETTER PARAGRAPH. I'M TEACHER WINNIE.