PPT-Revising Topic Sentences

Topic sentence should include The main point reason of the body paragraph the topic A position perspective on that topic A clear link back to the thesis statement Sample thesis statement . Duane Theobald. dtheobal@westga.edu . Topic Sentences???. What do you already know about topic sentences? . Topic Sentences: The Basics. A topic sentence serves to organize an entire paragraph, and you need to make sure to include one in most of your major paragraphs.. TOPIC SENTENCE. A . topic sentence tells the reader what the paragraph is all about.. TOPIC AND MAIN POINT. Every good topic sentence has two parts:. 1. Topic . 2. Main . Point. TOPIC. A topic is WHO the paragraph or story is about.. The Graduate Writing Center (GWC). gwc.psu@gmail.com. Nicolette J. . Hylan. Matthew B. Price. Graduate Writing Center. One-on-one consultations. All types of writing, all stages of the process.. Hours for the coming week posted on Friday afternoons at 4 P.M. . UWC Writing Workshop. Spring 2014. Thesis Statements. What do you already know about thesis statements?. Introduction to Thesis Statements . A thesis statement:. Tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion.. Mini-Lesson. What is the . thesis statement. ?. What is the formula?. Thesis Statement Examples. Topic 1: Bradbury uses imagery to reveal a society that uses government censorship as a way to control its people, and warns that this could be any society’s fate if people refuse to speak up.. Topic Sentences. Checklist. Topic sentence…. Has key words that connect to the thesis.. Makes a specific point (so what?).. Can be divided into sub-points.. Examples. Thesis . - Wiesel demonstrates how faith shatters under the pressure of dehumanization. -Please get a red pen.. -Please get any handouts off of the back counter.. Caught’ya Day8. Write out the date right next to day 7. Example: January 22, 2014. Edit the Caught’ya for errors first. Then look up any vocabulary words. Duane Theobald. dtheobal@westga.edu . Topic Sentences???. What do you already know about topic sentences? . Topic Sentences: The Basics. A topic sentence serves to organize an entire paragraph, and you need to make sure to include one in most of your major paragraphs.. Information Ordering. Ling 573. Systems and Applications. May 5, 2016. Roadmap . Entity-based cohesion model:. Model entity . based transitions. Topic-based cohesion model:. Models sequence of topic transitions. Seminary Hacks. Overview. Real writing begins not with the first draft of a text, but rather with the successive revisions and rewrites of that draft, each of which clarifies and refines the argument and message. The full set of processes and actions utilized in revision are what creates real writing that is lasting and memorable. . a.k.a. “Focus Sentence”. What a Topic Sentence is…. An indication of how the upcoming paragraph connects to the thesis/purpose of entire essay. A transition from the “old” information to “new” information. The Graduate Writing Center (GWC). gwc.psu@gmail.com. Nicolette J. . Hylan. Matthew B. Price. Graduate Writing Center. One-on-one consultations. All types of writing, all stages of the process.. Hours for the coming week posted on Friday afternoons at 4 P.M. . Parallelism, Division, Coordination, Subordination. Topic Sentence, transition, echo practice. Effective Topic Sentences. Exercise 1 . – identify the topic sentence, transition words, and echoes. 1. a. He won Rookie of the year in 1947. b. He broke the color barrier in professional baseball. c. He excelled despite encountering racist players, managers, and fans and receiving death threats. d. Jackie Robinson single-handedly brought equality and civil rights to professional sports. . Revise. vs . . Edit. Remember…this is the basis for understanding the difference between revising & editing.. ARMS. Substitute: . - trade words or . sentences. . . for others .