Turn to page 40 in your NeSA workbooks Why are topic sentences necessary Think Pair Share The topic sentence contains the central idea around which a paragraph is developed A good topic sentence has the following characteristics ID: 785914
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Slide1
What is a topic sentence?
Turn to page 40 in your NeSA workbooks
Slide2Why are topic sentences necessary?
Think
Pair
Share
Slide3The topic sentence contains the
central idea
around which a paragraph is developed.
A good topic sentence has the following characteristics:
Slide4It introduces
the topic of a paragraph without announcing it.
Example:
At the moment you enter the store you are blasted with a mixture of aromas.
Non-Example: The store has many smells.
Slide5It hooks the reader.
Example: The sweet shop in the year of 1923 was the very center of our lives. (from Boy by Roald Dahl)
Non-example: The sweet shop is my favorite place.
Slide6It uses thought provoking words.Example: But by far the
most loathsome
thing about Mrs.
Pratchett
was the
filth that clung around her.
Non-Example: The bad thing about Mrs.
Prachett
was that she was dirty.
Slide7It is usually the
first sentence
, however it can be anywhere in the paragraph or it can be implied
Example: A young man helps an old grandma reach something from the top shelf. A group of teenage girls giggle in the makeup aisle. Little kids cry when they don’t get a special toy. Couples argue over what kind of furniture to buy for their new homes. The whole store is as if I were living in a movie
. It is an interesting place to observe people.
Non example: I see many sights at Wal-Mart.
Slide8It provides a transition
from the previous paragraph.
Example:
The other thing
we hated Mrs.
Pratchett
for was her meanness. ( from Boy by Roald Dahl)
Non-example: Mrs.
Prachett
was mean.
Slide9Directions:
Read your “favorite time of year” essay.
Highlight each topic sentence. (If you don’t have topic sentences, ADD THEM!)
Slide10Directions
Using your notes, identify which characteristics each sentence contains.
Revise your topic
sentences on a separate sheet
of paper.
Example:
Original Sentence: Summer has many sounds.
Revised Sentence: Children splashing at the pool, the ding, ding, ding of the ice-cream truck, fireworks booming at night are some of my favorite sounds of summer.