Practice 1: Writing Sentences to Fit the Assignment

PRACTICE 1 Writing Sentences to Fit the Assignment

For each of the topics below, write a thesis statement for the narrowed essay topic and a topic sentence for the narrowed paragraph topic.

EXAMPLE:

GENERAL TOPIC: Sports

NARROWED FOR AN ESSAY: Competition in school sports

POSSIBLE THESIS STATEMENT: Competition in school sports has reached dangerous levels.

NARROWED FOR A PARAGRAPH: User fees for school sports

POSSIBLE TOPIC SENTENCE: This year’s user fees for participation in school sports are too high.

  1. GENERAL TOPIC: Public service opportunities

    NARROWED FOR AN ESSAY: Volunteering at a homeless shelter

    NARROWED FOR A PARAGRAPH: My first impression of the homeless shelter

    Question

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    Practice 1: Topic 1

  2. GENERAL TOPIC: A personal goal

    NARROWED FOR AN ESSAY: Getting healthy

    NARROWED FOR A PARAGRAPH: Eating the right foods

    Question

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    Practice 1: Topic 2

  3. GENERAL TOPIC: A great vacation

    NARROWED FOR AN ESSAY: A family camping trip

    NARROWED FOR A PARAGRAPH: A lesson I learned on our family camping trip

    Question

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    Practice 1: Topic 3