This extensive resource connects classifying and whole-to-part thinking in teaching paragraph writing. If you have students who freeze at the sight of a blank page, the activities in this little book will get them started -- and keep them going. Concepts covered include:topicstopic sentencesbreaking down the topic into parts (details)thinking in categories to generate topic ideasSix main activities are supplemented with extension ideas, picture cards, a word search puzzle, and more.