1. Writing an Advanced Topic and
Conclusion Sentence
for an essay

2. A topic sentence tells you who or what the
paragraph it is introducing you to. It requires a:
topic
and a
main point

3. Normal Topic Sentence
“Nathan Hale had a very normal young life.”
Our topic is:
Nathan Hale
Our main point is:
his normal young life

4. An advanced topic sentence is a topic sentence
that gives you a idea of what the main point is
about, but doesn’t directly tell you.

5. Advanced Topic Sentence
Nathan Hale was born in Coventry, Connecticut,
1755.

6. Nathan Hale
is the topic
was born in Coventry, Connecticut, 1755.
Is the main point. This tells us that the essay is
not yet about his active service but about his
younger life.

7. A conclusion sentence is a “Big so what”
It says this is “What I just told you” and this is
why it is important.
A even better conclusion sentence gives you the
“Big so What,” but also tells transitions to the
next paragraph

8. Conclusion Sentence
George Washington led his army to victory, and
this is what made our Country win the war.

9. George Washington
who this paragraph is about
led his army to victory
Says what we told them in the paragraph
and this is what made our country win the war.
Is the big so what, that is why it is important

10. An advanced conclusion sentence would be a
sentence that says only what the next paragraph
is about, but some how tells your brain, that the
paragraph is over.
It could even be multiple sentences

11. In a paragraph that is about Nathan Hale
going behind enemy lines and spying, a
good conclusion would be:
He was taken captive September 21, 1776.

12. His captivity and death are the topics of the next
paragraph, in the context if gives a sense of
finality but doesn’t say specifically “This
Paragraph is Over!”