Some topic sentences make us want to read the rest of the paragraph. They give us direction too. :
Some topic sentences make us want to read the rest of the paragraph. They give us direction too. Needs improved:
I am going to tell you about a time I learned a lesson from my father. Better
My father once told me that thinking outside of the box could save me money.
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Needs improved
I don’t think I will like the new teacher. Better
The new teacher gave us a list of four rules that will ruin our freshman year in English.
Specifics will help. :
Specifics will help. Think about specifics when you write a topic sentence.
Needs to be improved:
The dinner was a disaster. My mother was crying when she opened the door to welcome us to last year’s disastrous Thanksgiving dinner.
Five Criteria for a good topic sentence: :
Five Criteria for a good topic sentence: Viewpoint
Controlling idea
Specifics
Interest created
Question created
Good luck writing your topic sentences! :
Good luck writing your topic sentences!