Focusing on topic sentences

Writing practice: Focusing on topic sentences

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Exchange drafts with a classmate to focus on topic sentences and paragraph development. Read each paragraph and ask questions.

  • What is the main point of the paragraph?
  • Is there a topic sentence that signals to readers what to expect in the rest of the paragraph?
  • Does each sentence support the topic sentence and logically follow from the one before?

Think through your classmate's feedback on your topic setnences, and use the space below to write brief notes to help you unify each of your paragraphs around a main point.

Question

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Think through your classmate's feedback on your topic setnences, and use the space below to write brief notes to help you unify each of your paragraphs around a main point.