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What is a topic sentence? Turn to page 40 in your NeSA workbooks.
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What is a topic sentence?
Turn to page 40 in your NeSA workbooks
Why are topic sentences necessary?
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The topic sentence contains the central idea around which a paragraph is developed.
A good topic sentence has the following characteristics:
O It introduces the topic of a paragraph without announcing it.
O Example: At the moment you enter the store you are blasted with a mixture of aromas.
O Non-Example: The store has many smells.
O It hooks the reader.
O Example: The sweet shop in the year of 1923 was the very center of our lives. (from Boy by Roald Dahl)
O Non-example: The sweet shop is my favorite place.
O It uses thought provoking words.
O Example: But by far the most loathsome thing about Mrs. Pratchett was the filth that clung around her.
O Non-Example: The bad thing about Mrs. Prachett was that she was dirty.
O It is usually the first sentence, however it can be anywhere in the paragraph or it can be implied
O 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.
O Non example: I see many sights at Wal-Mart.
O It provides a transition from the previous paragraph.
O Example: The other thing we hated Mrs. Pratchett for was her meanness. ( from Boy by Roald Dahl)
O Non-example: Mrs. Prachett was mean.
Directions:O Read your “favorite time of year”
essay.O Highlight each topic sentence. (If you
don’t have topic sentences, ADD THEM!)
DirectionsO Using your notes, identify which
characteristics each sentence contains.O 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.
