PPT-Topic Sentences

Duane Theobald dtheobalwestgaedu 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. 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.. one. . main topic. .. © Capital Community College. The Paragraph. The Topic Sentence. The . topic of a paragraph. is stated in one sentence. This is called the. . topic sentence.. Supporting . details. 13 Miscellaneous. More…. Computer languages ranking . http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/gp4/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=all&lang2=sbcl. “Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot. This is the same argument you tend to hear for learning Latin. It won't get you a job, except perhaps as a classics professor, but it will improve your mind, and make you a better writer in languages you do want to use, like English.”. 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. December 8, 2014. Do Now . After completing the handout, define and provide an example of the following sentence types.. Simple. Compound. Complex. Compound-Complex. . Objectives. SWBAT define and create each type of sentence.. t. he. Paragraph. Topic Sentence. The topic sentence tells the reader what the paragraph is going to be about.. It also helps you keep your writing under control.. This is why a topic sentence is sometimes called the . Simple Sentences. Simple sentences can be very short, consisting of only one word (a noun) for the subject and one word (a verb) for the predicate. . The noun is the simple subject and the verb is the simple predicate.. 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. mins. ) Please write your responses in your composition book.. 1. I went to the mall, for I bought a lot of shoes.. 2. I love to eat cake, and I do not like icing.. 3. You shouldn’t skip breakfast, so should you skip lunch.. Here are some examples that you may use: . Should school uniforms be enforced everywhere? . Should . men get paternity leave from work. ? . Are . we too dependent on computers. ?. . Should animals be used for research. Checking for Topic Sentences. Every single body paragraph of . an academic . needs . to have an effective . topic sentence. . A . topic sentence . is a sentence at the beginning of a paragraph that clearly states the point that the rest of the paragraph will be about. . 301.1.6. 401.1.6. 501.1.5. What Do You Notice?. Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them.. . Andrew Clements, . Frindle. Nick Allen had plenty of ideas. , . and. . he knew what to do with them. 2. Know and apply the vocabulary and make up sentences with it to talk about the topic . 3. Synthesize and link sentences into coherent paragraphs to write on the topic. 4. Share your opinions and give advices .