1. What is a Topic Sentence?
It introduces a paragraph.
It tells the reader what a paragraph is about.
It contains the main idea.
It grabs the reader
It needs to make sense

2. You can write different kinds of topic
sentences.
● You can ask a question.
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You can use one or two words.
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You can use a sound.
.You can use an interesting fact.
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You can state a belief or opinion.
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You can begin with a quotation.

3. You can ask a question.
Do you remember the moment you started to swim?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sink to
the bottom of the ocean in a sphere?
What scares you in the middle of the night?

4. You can use one or two words or a sound
Oh no!
Fire!
Meow!

5. You can begin with a quotation.
"Don't ever whistle at the northern lights!"
said Uncle Pipe.
"Remember the time we jumped over the
hole that went to the center of the earth?"
asked my brother Roy.
"Help!" I sobbed clinging to the
ladder of the forestry tower.

6. You can use an interesting fact.
It's hard to believe, but Aurora has a bigger
population than Iceland!
A tarantula can live five to ten years.
The ancient Greeks called
comets "hairy stars."

7. You can capture a moment.
It was a warm summer night, when I crept out
of the cabin to whistle at the northern lights.
Suddenly I did a face plant on the
pavement.
My mother appeared with a birthday cake
blazing with candles.

8. You can state a belief or opinion.
Broccoli ought to be banned from the school cafeteria.
Sunrise students need P.E. every day.
Parents, let your children stay up as late as they want.

9. To Do:
1. Revisit your topic sentences on the research outline. Revise
your topic sentences. (Challenge yourself to use different forms for
each topic sentence.)
2. Then meet with your research partner (or group). Each member
of your group will share their topic sentences.
3. Members in the group will edit them together. *Make sure the
topic sentences introduce the main idea (theme) of the information to
follow.
4. Be prepared to share your paragraphs in whole group.
Let's Write!
You can do it!

10. Are you ready? Let's
write a paragraph with
a good topic sentence !