Writing Topic Sentences

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Objective

I can write a clear topic sentence that introduces the main idea of a paragraph.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Topic sentences tell the reader what the paragraph is going to be about.

  2. 2

    The topic sentence states the main idea of the paragraph.

  3. 3

    A topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a paragraph.

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Practice

4 questions

1

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a topic sentence?

2

Imagine you are writing a paragraph about your favorite animal. Write a topic sentence that introduces this paragraph.

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Exit ticket

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Write a topic sentence for a paragraph about dogs.

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