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| Video Discription | How to Start a Body Paragraph with a Topic Sentence ✔️Please subscribe for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSYhBUhUnov7ZgQ8nPirnvQ?sub_confirmation=1 Transcript: If you ever have trouble organizing your essay or making your essay flow, then working on your topic sentences may be the solution you need! First, what is a topic sentence? A Topic sentence is the first sentence of a body paragraph and it has two jobs. One is to tell the reader the main point of a paragraph and the other is to tell the reader how that paragraph connects to the thesis statement. Every body paragraph needs to focus on just one main idea, so once you’re able to identify a point that supports your thesis, then you’re ready to write a topic sentence. Ultimately, topic sentences serve as guide posts that tell your readers what your paragraphs are about and how those ideas are organized and connected. Therefore, having clear topic sentences increases the clarity, flow, and organization of your essay. Next, how do you create a topic sentence? First look at your prompt: After making sure your thesis answers the prompt, you’ll focus on the reasons listed in your thesis. Here’s a very basic thesis along with simple examples of topic sentences. Notice how the topic sentence of the first paragraph repeats the first topic listed in the thesis. The topic sentence of the second paragraph repeats the second topic And the third topic sentence repeats the third topic in the thesis. If your thesis is more complex or doesn’t list the reasons explicitly, then ask yourself how or why your thesis is true and make each of those ideas the topics of each body paragraphs. Now that we’ve covered what topic sentences are and how to create them, let’s go over some do’s and don’ts. The first tip is to avoid specific details or evidence in topic sentences. Another tip is to avoid asking questions in topic sentences. Questions make the reader wonder about the answer, which doesn’t help your reader understand the main point right away. They may understand the topic you’re introducing but not your stance on that topic. Next, it’s best to avoid announcements : Another common issue is declaring what the paragraph will be about rather than stating the topic and the relation to the thesis. The last tip is to avoid repetition that’s excessively simple. While it’s a good idea to repeat the main point of the thesis, do so using different words. For example, we see that the topic sentences all start the same way and while it’s clear to the reader what’s being expressed, it’s too simplistic and repetitive. One way a chef adapts is… Another way a cook adapts is: Finally, another way a cook adapts is… You want to repeat the idea of adaptability but by using different words. For example: First topic sentence: whether it’s due to the season or a supply shortage, great cooks learn to work with ingredients that are available. Second topic sentence: In addition to sourcing available ingredients, great cooks efficiently produce food in any scenario from the slow lunch hours to the dinner rush. Third: Finally, great cooks adapt to various teams by knowing how to work well and communicate with various people. Notice how adding idea links as transitions like “in addition to…_” are more complex and give a clear picture rather than using just one word transitions like Another or Next. There’s nothing wrong with using those transitions, as long as you use a combination of transitions throughout your essay. Relying on just one type of transition can make your essay seem too simplistic or boring. Now that you know some do’s and don’ts, here are some topic sentence templates you can use for different types of essays: In Comparison Contrast essays many students can easily state what items have or don’t have in common but they fail to state the significance of the comparison/contrast. Next in a proposal essay, you’re telling your readers to take a certain action so every topic sentence needs to provide a different reason for why that action should be taken. We should ____ because___ If you’re writing a rhetorical analysis essay or examining the rhetorical appeals, each paragraph can focus on how or why an author uses a specific appeal. The author uses ____ in order to _____ by___ Finally, in a reflective essay in which you’re reflecting on yourself as a writer, make each topic sentence about a particular improvement or weakness or about a specific assignment that demonstrates a strength or weakness. 00:00 Start 00:11 What is a topic sentence? 00:38 Why are topic sentences important? 00:56 How do you create a topic sentence? 01:42 Dos and Don'ts for writing topic sentences 04:37 Templates and examples of topic sentences #howtowritetopicsentences #topicsentence #bodyparagraph |
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