This document provides examples of controlling ideas and topic sentences for two paragraphs. The first paragraph's topic sentence states that winter is the best season for kids, and the controlling idea is that the paragraph will provide reasons and examples why. The second paragraph's topic sentence states that many different cultures live in Los Angeles, and its controlling idea is that it will discuss groups that make up the city's population.

1. Writing a good topic
sentence

4. Controlling ideas
 The best season for kids is Winter
 The paragrapgh is about reasons and examples why Winter is the best season for
kids.
 People from many different cultures live in Los Angeles
 The paragraph is about groups of people who make up the population of Los
Angeles.